Bengaluru: A special CBI Court on Tuesday convicted a former Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force who is accused of claiming TA&DA(travel allowance) during his tenure with fabricated bills.
The judgment was pronounced by Pradeep S. Balikai, special judge for CBI cases, Bengaluru. The special judge sentenced Tewari to a rigorous imprisonment of 5 years and also slapped a fine of Rs. 4 lakh for each of the offences punishable under various sections of law.
K.S. Tewari, a retired Wing Commander was serving as a Deputy Chief Communications Pilot at the Aircrafts Division of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
A case was registered against the retired Wing Commander and two others by the anti-corruption branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2003 alleging that Tewari had entered into a criminal conspiracy with Satyapal, Chief Supervisor, HAL Transport Aircrafts Division, Kanpur, and Hardeep Singh, proprietor of 8 PM Restaurant in Hotel Bliss, Kanpur.
The idea was to cheat the company by submitting false claims of travel and Dearness Allowances (TA&DA) for official journeys undertaken by Tewari. A charge sheet related to the crime was filed in 2004.
The crime was committed in connivance with a HAL official at Kanpur.
