MCD ghost staff: More arrests likely

MCD ghost staff: More arrests likely

New Delhi: The probe into MCD’s ghost employees scam is likely to see more arrests soon with higherups in the civic agency under the scanner of crime branch. 
    This was conveyed to Delhi high court on Wednesday by police, after which the court directed MCD to furnish a list of “appointing authority”, that is names of those who appointed and cleared payments for the missing employees. 
    “Who appointed these ghost employees? Who gave them salaries? Give the crime branch a list of these persons,” a bench of acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said, pulling up MCD for not furnishing the entire information earlier. 
    HC gave a week to the civic agency to furnish the list of names fearing that “after trifurcation and elections, the problems may be compounded . You may later say the records have been misplaced.” The court’s direction came after police complained to the bench that MCD had failed to provide the list of these officers. It sought a progress report from the court by April 20. Appearing for the economic offence wing of crime branch, counsel Najmi Waziri alleged that the civic agency was not co-operating with the investigating agency. HC was hearing a PIL filed by ‘Jagrook Welfare Society’ seeking a probe into the scam by an independent agency.

Source: Times of India