Chennai: 103 kg gold 'missing' from CBI custody, Madras HC orders probe
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Chennai: 103 kg gold ‘missing’ from CBI custody, Madras HC orders probe

Chennai: After practically 100 kilos of gold was reported lacking from CBI custody in Chennai, the Madras High Court on Ssaturday directed the Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID police to probe the case.

In a significant embarassment for the central probe company, atleast 103 kg of gold which was seized by CBI in a raid from an importer within the metropolis was reported ‘lacking’.  

In a raid carried out by the CBI on the workplace of Surana Corporation Ltd in Chennai in 2012, at the least 400.47 kg gold in bullion and ornaments had been confiscated.

On Friday, Justice P N Prakash directed the CB-CID to conduct an inquiry by an officer within the rank of superintendent of police to be accomplished in six months. It rejected CBI’s submission that its status would “go down” if the investigation was carried out by native police.

The decide mentioned, “This court cannot subscribe to this view because the law does not sanction such an inference.”

The matter pertains to a petition filed by the liquidator of Surana Corporation Ltd, looking for a course to CBI to handover the remaining 103.864 kg gold. The seized materials was stored within the safes and vaults of Surana Corporation Ltd beneath the CBI’s lock and seal.

The central company submitted that it had handed over the 72 keys of the safes and vaults to the Chennai principal particular courtroom for CBI instances.

Meanwhile, the CBI claimed that throughout the seizure, the gold bars had been weighed all- collectively however whereas handing over to the liquidator, appointed for a settlement of money owed between Surana and SBI, it was weighed individually and that was the explanation for the discrepancy.

READ CBI’s STATEMENT HERE:

In response to media queries associated to a information merchandise “Missing of 100 Kg Gold in Tamil Nadu” revealed in the present day in National Daily, it’s clarified that CBI in RC.24/2012, searched constructing of Surana Corporation restricted, NSC Bose Road, Chennai and ready a search record. The search record talked about that 400.47 kg gold has been inventorised and was stored in protected and vaults of Surana, sealed in presence of unbiased witnesses and the MD of Surana company and its officers.
As per the instructions of the Hon’ble High Court the vaults had been opened within the presence of official liquidator, officers belonging to 6 Banks and unbiased witnesses and inspected from 27/02/2020 to 29/02/2020 at hand over the gold to the lender banks of Surana Corporation. The seals affixed on the vaults had been discovered intact. However, gold weighed solely 296.66 kgs. As the discrepancy between the amount talked about in search memo and as per the load got here to note, CBI promptly ordered an inside inquiry by a senior officer to look into the function of its officers, if any.
It is clarified that the inventorised gold was not stored in Malkhana of CBI. Rather it was in premises of Surana solely beneath the seal.
While the enquiry was on, the petition was filed in High Court and accordingly High Court handed an order dated 11.12.2020. CBI’s inside enquiry continues and if any hostile function of any CBI officers surfaces, strict motion will likely be taken towards them.
Hon’ble High Court has noticed that CBI beneath the DSPE Act doesn’t have authority to register a theft case which falls inside the area of native police. The case will likely be registered by the CB-CID of State and investigation will likely be carried out by an officer of the rank of SP in CB-CID.

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