Last Updated on 09/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has given approval to prosecute IAS officer Udit Prakash Rai in the case of forging the signatures of two chief secretaries. 2007 batch IAS officer (AGMUT cadre) Udit Prakash Rai was the Director (Education) of Delhi from August 2020 to October 2021.
Udit Prakash Rai is accused of allegedly forging the signatures of the Chief Secretaries of Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Administration on his Appraisal Performance Annual Reports (APAR) during different periods of his posting. Rai is accused of forging the signatures of two Chief Secretaries in his Appraisal Performance Annual Reports (APAR) between 2017 and 2021.
The Lieutenant Governor has recommended sending the matter to the Home Ministry for further action. A criminal case of forgery under Section 465/471 of the IPC has been registered against Rai at the IP Estate Police Station.
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Who is Udit Rai?
Rai is currently suspended in another corruption case in which he is accused of accepting bribe from an engineer while serving as the vice-chairman of the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board. Rai was also accused of demolishing a heritage structure to build his Rs 5 crore official residence at Jal Vihar in Delhi when he was serving as the CEO of the Delhi Jal Board.
Fake signature done many times
According to the Directorate of Vigilance, between April 2017 and March 2018, Rai forged the signatures of the then Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Administration and also of the Review Authority, Anindo Majumdar. From April 2019 to July 2019, when he was posted as District Magistrate, Rai forged the signatures of Vikram Dev Dutt, the then Principal Secretary (Revenue) in the Reporting Authority, Andaman and Chetan Bhushan Sanghi, the then Chief Secretary, Review Authority.
Later, he was transferred to Delhi as the Director of the Education Department. During his posting in Delhi, between August 2020 and March 2021, Rai forged the signatures of his reporting authorities H Rajesh Prasad, the then Principal Secretary of Education, and Vijay Kumar Dev, the then Chief Secretary of Delhi.
The investigation revealed that Udit Rai had deliberately filled his Appraisal Performance Annual Reports manually and not online through its portal. However, top officials, Anindo Majumdar and Vijay Kumar Dev, refused to review Rai’s reports and confirmed that the signatures were forged. A forensic report also confirmed that the signatures did not match those of the officials.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)