(a) whether the Government have recieved any complaints about involvement of Airlines officials in the racket of illegal immigration;
(b) if so, the details of such involvement during the last three years; and
(c) the steps taken to wean away the officials from such criminal activities?
THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)
(a) and (b):- 12 Indian Airlines Officials and 3 Air India
Officials were found involved in facilitation of illegal
immigration during the last three years. The details in
this regard are given at Annexure.
The cases of all the 12 Indian Airlines officials have/are
either being investigated by Police or the Central Bureau of
Investigation(CBI). The Vigilance Department of Air India
has completed the vigilance enquiries against all its 3
delinquent employees. Among the three, one employee is
proposed to be removed from service. In the cases of the
other two employees departmeental action has been initiated.
(c):- Indian Airlines is keeping close surveillance by its
Vigilance Departments on employees suspected of being
involved in the racket of illegal immigration.
Air India, too, have taken deterrent steps to wean away the
officials from such criminal activity.
ANNEXURE
INDIAN AIRLINES LTD
1.Shri Anil Kumar Jayant, Deputy Manager, On 25.10.1998 at Terminal II of IGI Airport, New Delhi Shri Jayant attempted to travel to Montreal on Air Canada Flight AC-987 alongwith a lady and boy posing as his wife Anjali Jayant and Son Dhruv on passports issued in the name of his wife and son.
2.Shri D.V. Sheth,Traffic Supdt., Ahmedabad Shri Sheth was involved in facilitation of illegal immigration to USA on 6.8.1998
3.Shri M.U. Chhatwani,Traffic Asstt, Ahmedabad Shri Chhatwani was involved in facilitation of illegal immigration to USA ex- Ahmedabad on 13.5.1999.
4.Shri B.P. PatnakarTraffic Asstt, Ahmedabad Shri Patnakar was involved in facilitation of illegal immigration of passengers to USA ex- Ahmedabad on 10.6.1997
5.Shri S.K. Tiwari,Traffic Asstt, Ahmedabad Shri Tiwari was involved in facilitation of illegal immigration of passengers to USA ex- Ahmedabad on 27.2.1997.
6.Shri R.V. Khade,Sr. Driver, Mumbai; Shri S.R. Hussain,Sr. Helper(Engg.), Mumbai; Smt Nazma K. Khan, Head. Helper(Engg.), Mumbai; Shri S.C. Barve, Sr.Safaiwala, Mumbai; Shri K.S. Padavi,Chair Re-caner, Mumbai. On 13.2.2000, These personnel were involved in selling passports with Japanese visas for facilitating illegal immigration.
7.Shri B.S.Pardeshi,Operator(Ground Support), Mumbai On 25.5.2001 at Ahmedabad airport Shri Pardeshi was involved in facilitating illegal immigration to Toronto, Canada. Deported from Kuwait.
8.Shri Rajinder Singh Lather,Transport Supdt., On 14.6.2001 at IGI Airport, Terminal II, New Delhi, Shri Lather attempted to travel to Canada on Air France flight alongwith Smt Paramjit Kaur and her two children posing as his wife Yogita Lather, son Mayank Lather and daughter Parul Lather with passports issued in the name of his wife and children.
AIR INDIA
9.Shri C.R. Bakshi,Comm. Mgr, and Shri Barat Chaturvedi,Pax sales Mgr,. Both these officers were involved in aiding and abetting M/s.Hans Air in transporting inadmissible passengers to Paris.
10.Shri Shoeb Shamsher Khan,Customer Service Supervisor, Mumbai Airport Cargo. Shri Khan was involved in aiding and accompanying two inadmissible lady passengers, attempted to travel to USA with Korean air documents with forged passports and impersonating as Mrs Prabha V. Shinde and Ms. Shilpa Bhatia.