Education society secretary booked

The complaint registered at the Sarkarwada police station late last night stated that between December 31 ***** Gosavi and Sainik, without the knowledge of Gorhe, siphoned off money from account number CA 2610 in the United Bank of India, by forging Gorhe’s signature. The amount withdrawn is reported to be Rs 7,02,405. The police have registered an offence against Gosavi and Sainik under the Indian Penal Code.

On August 27, 1998, Gorhe was informed by a trustee of the GES, S B Pandit, that Sainik would officiate as the principal till further orders. The letter mentioned thatthe change had been made as Gorhe had injured his right hand in an accident.

Gorhe said he had met with a minor accident on August 2, but it did not in any way affect his routine work. He alleged that the move was made at the behest of Gosavi to get rid of him. Gorhe replied to the letter, explaining his position, but it made no difference.

Subsequently, Gorhe filed a civil suit in the Nashik court in the first week of September, claiming damages of Rs 1 lakh from GES. He pointed out that Gosavi had removed all the cash books and ledgers from the college office on February 23 this year without his knowledge and was using flimsy grounds to oust him. He said Gosavi was his predecessor in the college but had not maintained proper accounts. The petition had stated that parallel accounts in the principal’s name were being operated by somebody without the principal’s knowledge. The accounts dealt with government grants, the petition had stated.

The GES, founded in 1918, runs 99 educational institutions inMumbai, Thane, Nashik, and Ahmednagar, having about one hundred thousand pupils and 4,000 teachers.