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NEW DELHI: Exposing a major security hazard at Indian airports, the CBI has recovered a large number of forged rubber stamps of security checks of different airports, baggage identity stickers of different airlines of India and their blank boarding passes; blank tickets and boarding passes of directorate of shipping, which were being used by none other than officials of Indian Navy.
CBI has booked a Commander — Sachin Dane— and 30 other officials of navy, who were posted at Port Blair earlier, for claiming travel expenses by bills of lading, transportation documents and permanent duty claims.
Sources say that the scam is possibly running into several crores but so far, loss of Rs 19.77 lakh to government exchequer has come to light during primary investigations.
CBI officials said the losses might be running into crores. CBI added that it has sought details of all the navy officials who were posted in Port Blair in last few years alongwith details of their travel.
The masterminds of whole scandal are said to be an employee of Fire Service of Indian Navy, identified as Gandhi Behera posted at Port Blair and a civilian cook at INS Jarowa — V Kashilingam, from whom large number of rubber stamps, used for security checks at airports, have been recovered. Behera and Kashilingam were arrested by CBI team.
Recovery of large number of security check 'seals' from accused persons rings alarm bells in the wake of recent attack on Karachi airport. "If security check seals are faked, then anybody can enter our airports," said a senior officer.
CBI officials say such a scam could not run without the knowledge of senior navy officials.
The intensity of scam could be gauged with the fact that accused persons were running their own printing press for fabricating documents.
The navy Commander — Dane — has been booked for criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and prevention of corruption act alongwith 30 other officials of the navy.
CBI has booked a Commander — Sachin Dane— and 30 other officials of navy, who were posted at Port Blair earlier, for claiming travel expenses by bills of lading, transportation documents and permanent duty claims.
Sources say that the scam is possibly running into several crores but so far, loss of Rs 19.77 lakh to government exchequer has come to light during primary investigations.
CBI officials said the losses might be running into crores. CBI added that it has sought details of all the navy officials who were posted in Port Blair in last few years alongwith details of their travel.
The masterminds of whole scandal are said to be an employee of Fire Service of Indian Navy, identified as Gandhi Behera posted at Port Blair and a civilian cook at INS Jarowa — V Kashilingam, from whom large number of rubber stamps, used for security checks at airports, have been recovered. Behera and Kashilingam were arrested by CBI team.
Recovery of large number of security check 'seals' from accused persons rings alarm bells in the wake of recent attack on Karachi airport. "If security check seals are faked, then anybody can enter our airports," said a senior officer.
CBI officials say such a scam could not run without the knowledge of senior navy officials.
The intensity of scam could be gauged with the fact that accused persons were running their own printing press for fabricating documents.
The navy Commander — Dane — has been booked for criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and prevention of corruption act alongwith 30 other officials of the navy.
