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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Biz hiring Bangla illegals to face music, state govt to enforce online verification
Mumbai: The state govt Friday issued a circular holding owners of establishments accountable if they employ illegal Bangladeshi migrants, effectively making them responsible for providing shelter to such individuals, and said it will amend the laws, if needed, to initiate action against the errants. The govt will also implement an online system for verification of documents, says the circular issued by the home department, reports Vijay V Singh. It said police inquiries found many infiltrators were employed by builders, small & large industries, traders, and other economic entities mainly due to their willingness to work for lower wages. "These entities fail to recognize that such actions may harm national security," said the circular. In March, junior home minister Yogesh Kadam told the assembly that govt has asked developers and contractors in Mumbai to give an undertaking that they did not employ illegal Bangladeshi migrants. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai The circular said that any official found assisting such infiltrators in obtaining govt documents using forged papers will face criminal prosecution. Earlier, in March, while responding to questions in the assembly on the action taken against Bangladeshi infiltrators, junior home minister Yogesh Kadam had said govt has asked developers and contractors in Mumbai to give an undertaking that they did not employ Bangladeshis. The issue of illegal migrants came to focus after a Bangladeshi national, who had illegally entered India and was living under the alias Bijoy Das, broke into actor Saif Ali Khan's Bandra residence and stabbed him and his staff during a burglary attempt in Jan. Friday's circular, issued by state home department, noted that Bangladeshi infiltrators exploit state welfare schemes. "Since national security is paramount, no infiltrating Bangladeshi should be employed under any work or at any commercial establishment. All administrative departments must issue instructions to their regional offices accordingly," stated the circular. Govt has also asked the departments concerned to "strictly ensure that infiltrating Bangladeshis are not employed in any establishments that come under administrative supervision — such as construction workers, mechanics, welders, drivers, plumbers, and waiters". After illegally entering Maharashtra, Bangladeshis often obtain various proofs/govt documents based on forged documents to establish their stay here. Hence, the verification of documents submitted with applications should be carried out by the departments that originally issued those documents, stated the circular. If found that the application was made based on forged documents, it must be cancelled. In case a verified copy is required during issuance, verification should be done using DigiLocker certificates to ensure accuracy and reliability of the submitted documents.
Time of India
21-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
CBI files graft case against Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust , Tata firm
MUMBAI: CBI has filed a case against Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust officials and Tata Consulting Engineers, a project management consultant, for allegedly causing Rs 804 crore loss to govt in contracts to increase depth of the channel for large cargo ships. CBI was carrying out searches at several premises at the time of going to press, report Vijay V Singh & Reeba Zachariah. The FIR mentions "preparation of inflated estimates, restriction of competition to favour international bidders, extension of undue favour to contractor & suppression of reports of independent organisations". The FIR was registered against ex-JNPT chief manager Sunil Kumar Madabhavi, TCE and its project director Devdutt Bose, BoskalisSmit India LLP, Jan De Nul Dredging India Pvt Ltd, and other unidentified individuals. It says the loss was spread over the dredging project's two phases - 2003-14 and 2013-19.
Time of India
21-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
CBI books JNPT officials, Tata firm for 804cr fraud
Mumbai: CBI has registered a case against Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) officials and Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE), a project management consultant, for allegedly causing Rs 804 crore loss to govt in a contract to increase the depth of the channel for large cargo ships. CBI was carrying out searches at several premises at the time of going to the press, report Vijay V Singh & Reeba Zachariah. The FIR mentions "preparation of inflated estimates, restriction of competition to favour international bidders, extension of undue favour to contractor and suppression of reports of independent experts/organisations". CBI conducted searches at Tata Consulting Engineers' (TCE) Mumbai and Navi Mumbai offices and took "some materials from the locations", sources said. CBI has registered a case against JNPT officials and TCE for allegedly causing Rs 804 crore loss to govt in awarding a dredging contract. The sources clarified that TCE acted as a project management consultant for the JNPT dredging projects and earned just Rs 12 crore from them. Late on Friday, CBI issued a press release stating, "Searches were conducted at the residential premises of officials of JNPT and consulting company, and offices of accused private companies at 5 places in Mumbai and Chennai, which led to recovery of documents relating to the Capital Dredging Project, digital devices, and documents showing investments made by public servants." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo The FIR was registered against former JNPT chief manager Sunil Kumar Madabhavi, TCE and its project director Devdutt Bose, BoskalisSmit India LLP, Jan De Nul Dredging India Pvt Ltd, and unidentified individuals. It says the loss was spread over the dredging project's two phases – 2003-14 and 2013-19. To accommodate large cargo ships, in 2003, JNPT appointed TCE to prepare the phase 1 project report for the cost estimates and time duration. TCE was also awarded the work of project management consultant, including preparation of tender documents and supervision of work. The FIR stated, "Shadow bidding arrangements to support the cartel made by BoskalisSmit India LLP and Jan De Nul Dredging India Pvt Ltd were permitted by Madabhavi in connivance with Bose… and other unidentified individuals, thereby enabling the cartel to participate in the bidding process." During the probe, it was found that the pre-dredge survey was manipulated by using the less accurate software 'Qinsy' instead of the globally accepted 'HYPACK' for measuring dredging quantity, the FIR said. CBI claimed that the two phases were planned back-to-back, and their implementation overlapped, though on record, it was mentioned that they would be taken up separately. JNPT had assigned the project report on Phase 2 to TCE in collaboration with E&Y and Howe Project. "Several stringent project qualifications criteria and tailor-made specifications were inserted in the Phase 2 tender documents to eliminate Indian bidders . ..and to the advantage of the international bidders. Such changes were made to allow bidders forming JVs or consortiums to compete for complementary bidding against the Competition Commission of India guidelines," the FIR said.
Time of India
30-05-2025
- Time of India
CBI nabs NCLT official 'for taking Rs 3 lakh bribe'
Mumbai: arrested a deputy registrar of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for allegedly taking a Rs 3-lakh bribe from a businessman through an aide at a Colaba eatery, reports Vijay V Singh. The agency produced the official, Charan Pratap Singh, and his associate, Karan Ahir, before a court on Thursday, seeking their custody. The court rejected the plea and sent the two to judicial custody.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Torres case: Searches at angadias and hawala agents
Mumbai: Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at four locations in Mumbai and Surat at premises of angadias and hawala operators on Friday, investigating money laundering linked to the Platinum Hern Pvt Ltd ( Torres Jewellery ) fraud case. The searches yielded recovery of Rs 6.3 crore in undeclared cash from the operators who had aided in hawala transactions in both cities. Previously, ED had frozen bank accounts containing Rs 21.75 crore balance in this case. The investigation began following a case registered at APMC police station, probe shows that Platinum Hern Pvt Ltd collected cash from customers for Moissanite Diamonds and other jewellery sales. Instead of using the money for business, it was was channelled through hawala operators and converted to USDT identified an arrested accused, Alpesh Khara, as a crucial suspect. — Vijay V Singh
