Ex I-T official smells a rat in Infy-Govt deals
Shoots off letter to PM Modi on how Rs.10,000-cr misappropriation of funds taken place. Alleges nexus between ex-revenue secy Pandey, Nandan Nilekani
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Former Chief Income-Tax (I-T) Commissioner DP Kar has demanded a probe on nexus with Infosys and bribery charges against former Revenue Secretary AB Pandey.
Kar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ordering a probe against recently retired Revenue Secretary AB Pandey for his alleged involvement with Infosys and dubiously granting many big tenders for the flopped network of GST and new Income-Tax portal.
In a detailed six-page complaint which is marked to CBI, ED, Finance Ministry, retired Chief Income Tax Commissioner accused that AB Pandey in collusion with Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani had embezzled around Rs 10,000 crore and most of the contracts awarded to Infosys were without tenders, violating General Financial Rules. According to Kar, Pandey, who had earlier worked with Aadhar project of Unique Identification Authority of India too, was the point person of Nilekani in government. He alleged that Pandey and his wife Namita Sahay are the shareholders of Infosys. When the contracts of GSTN (valued at Rs 1380 crore) and new I-T portal (Rs 4,242 crore) were given to Infosys.
Namita Sahay and his son are living in US for a long time and are business associates of Infosys and Nilekani in his offshore ventures in US and Europe, the six-page petition filed by Kar says.
