Madras HC Orders Notice On Gold Quest Scam

Madras HC Orders Notice On Gold Quest Scam Dated:17-02-2009 Source: UNI CHENNAI: Madras High Court ordered notice on a petition alleging the investigating officers of CB-CID were colluding with the accused in the famous multi-crore Gold Quest Case for monetary benefits and seeking transfer to the CBI the investigation in the multi-level marketing scam in which gullible public were cheated to the tune of several crores. While admitting the petition filed by R Ramesh Kumar of Chennai through his advocate B Rabu Manohar, a Division Bench comprising Justice P K Misra and Justice K Chandru directed the State Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, Director General of Police (DGP), Additional Director General of Police(ADGP) CB-CID and Mr Thukkaiaandi, Inspector General of Police(IGP), Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) and Formerly IGP of CB-CID to file reply in three weeks. Ramesh Kumar submitted that the cases against Gold Quest were transferred to CB-CID and IG Thukkaiaandi was in-charge of the investigation. Inspector Sundareswarapandian directly negotiated with the accused and showed namesake arrest. Mr Thukkaiaandi did not evince interest but was keen on letting out the main accused who had therefore came out on bail within a short time. It was not known whether the previous history of the accused was disclosed before the court to oppose the bail. It was reliably learnt that one of the accused, Feroze Khan, was taken into illegal custody and to let him go off the hook without showing arrest, a sum of Rs 1.50 crore was sought by Mr Thukkaiaandi. A sum of Rs one crore was paid by one Farooq, relative of Feroze. Mr Thukkaiaandi had negotiated the deal. He received Rs 40 lakh, Sundareswarapandian Rs 40 lakh and Sub-Inspector Sivasubramaniam and Constable Ramanujam received the balance, the petitioner alleged. The Officers of CB-CID would not be the appropriate authority to investigate in entirety the grave and vast offences committed not only in Tamil Nadu but also throughout India and that too, with international nexus. Hence the investigation should be transferred to the CBI, he added. The Bench adjourned the case to March nine for further hearing. UNI

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