New Delhi: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Wednesday granted sanction to prosecute two Delhi Police officers in an alleged case of embezzlement and forgery registered by the economic offence wing (EOW) of the force.According to an internal inquiry by the licensing unit of the Delhi Police, discrepancies were found in the deposit of fees related to the issuing and renewing of licenses for casual performances, hotels and guest houses, eating houses, printing presses, and firearms. A case was registered at the EOW police station in May 2018 against head constable (executive) Rakesh Sharma and constable (executive) Khushi Ram for criminal breach of trust, forgery, criminal conspiracy, and other related sections, along with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The LG’s office said the possibility of disciplinary action against the accused was also under consideration, pending the outcome of the prosecution.Investigations revealed that instead of issuing system-generated receipts, cash was collected through fraudulently generated fake receipts between Sept 2016 and Feb 2018. These transactions were not accounted for in govt records, indicating the misappropriation of funds and causing a loss to the govt exchequer. The inquiry also found that some files were deleted from computers and the related documents were missing.Seeking the prosecution sanction, the home department of Delhi govt said that Delhi Police’s internal investigation indicated the issuance of forged fee receipts at an arms licence renewal counter No. 2, which was manned by HC Rakesh Sharma during the period of March 2017 to Feb 2018. The two accused had allegedly created a fake receipt format, bypassing the official cash application software, and printed receipts using the same printer as genuine receipts. “This pointed to a potential collusion between the dealing assistant and the cashier, Khushi Ram. The forensic reports and the chargesheet filed by the EOW concluded that there was sufficient evidence against head constable Rakesh Sharma and constable Khushi Ram,” said an official.
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