(a) whether the CBI has raided recently the office and residential premises of some DDA officials including its Vice-Chairman;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of assets recovered and persons arrested alongwith the action taken by the Government against them; and
(d) the further action likely to be taken on the findings of the raids?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI PON RADHAKRISHNAN )
(a)to(c): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has
informed that searches were conducted in the offices and
residential premises of S/Shri Subhas Sharma, the then
Vice-Chairman, Anand Mohan Sharan, Commissioner (Land Disposal),
Vijay Risbud, Commissioner (Planning), Jagdish Chander, Director
(Lands) and Ashok Kappor, former Private Secretary to
Vice-Chairman (under suspension) of Delhi Development Authority
(DDA). The searches resulted in seizure of cash of Rs.36 lakhs
and Rs.3,63,000/- from the residential premises of Commissioner
(Land Disposal) and Commissioner (Planning), respectively. It
has been reported that allegedly incriminating documents/bank
accounts/computers have been recovered from the searched
premises. Shri Anand Mohan Sharan, Commissioner (Land
Disposal), DDA was arrested on 28.3.03, Shri Ashok Kapoor, PS to
VC, DDA (under suspension) was arrested on 2.4.03 and Shri
Subhash Sharma, former VC, DDA was arrested on 3.04.03.
(d): Under Rule 3 (2) of the All India Service (Discipline &
Appeal) Rules, 1969, S/Shri Subhash Sharma, IAS, former
Vice-Chairman and Anand Mohan Saran, IAS Commissiner (Land
Disposal ) are under deemed suspension. Shri Vijay Risbud,
Commissioner (Planning) and Shri Jagdish Chander, Director
(Lands) have also been placed under suspension.