Aviation watchdog official in trouble over favours

New Delhi: In a major setback for BCAS, the CBI on Wednesday booked its additional commissioner (security) Manoj Malviya, an 1986 batch IPS officer of the West Bengal cadre, for allegedly obtaining personal favours from businessmen with whom he had official dealings.
With the post of BCAS commissioner lying vacant for several months now, Malviya was one of the two top BCAS officials who were responsible for the functioning of the organisation.
The agency has booked Malviya -- who is alleged to have run up huge bills in 5-star hotels which were later paid by a private firm -- under the Prevention of Corruption Act and for criminal conspiracy. Head of security (Mumbai International Airport Limited) Virendra Singh Chandrawat has also been named in the FIR as one of the accused. The other accused include officials of GVK Industries, which is engaged in infrastructure and maintenance work for Mumbai airport, and also some unidentified Airports Authority of India officials.
Chandrawat left his job with MIAL only 15 days back and is said to have joined a Delhi-based firm.
It was found that Malviya visited Mumbai several times where his hotel bills were allegedly paid by GVK and some bills were paid from the account of Airport Authority of India in February 2010. He stayed at another 5-star hotel at Santa Cruz in Mumbai where his bill of Rs 24,790 was paid from the credit card of Chandrawat.
Malviya is alleged to have gone out of his way to favour firms like GVK in his official capacity.
20/05/10 Times of India

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