Gurgaon: Days after State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB) arrested a computer operator and registered an FIR following a contractor’s complaint alleging a demand of Rs 92,000 for clearing a civic works bill, MCG has issued an office order handing over the work of executive engineer Pardeep Kumar — named in the complaint — to another executive engineer during his leave.MCG’s order does not mention the vigilance case, the contractor’s complaint, or any disciplinary action against Pardeep — it simply records that Tushar Yadav will discharge Kumar’s work during his leave. He has been on leave since the computer operator, Pawan Kumar, was arrested on Sept 18.According to the complaint, contractor Bhim Singh alleged that Pardeep had told him Rs 92,000 would have to be paid as commission for his bill to be passed. Singh said he had been awarded the work for about Rs 28 lakh, had completed around 90% of it, and had a bill of about Rs 23 lakh pending. He further alleged that, after the bill was processed, he was asked to pay the amount to Pawan. Singh allegedly paid Rs 80,000 to the operator, following which the operator sought the remaining Rs 12,000, according to the complaint.The vigilance bureau subsequently laid a trap, and Pawan was arrested while allegedly accepting the Rs 12,000 on Sept 18. SV&ACB has accused only Pawan in the FIR, registered under sections 7 and 7A of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and Section 308(2) of BNS, 2023. Pardeep could not be reached despite repeated attempts.“This order shall come into force with immediate effect,” read the order issued by MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya on Sept 24.In its Sept 20 report, TOI had reported that contractors associated with MCG Contractors Union alleged that demands for illegal payments arose at multiple stages, from allotment of work orders to processing and clearance of bills — while making clear they were not alleging that every MCG engineer or official was involved.MCG chief engineer Vijay Dhaka had told TOI that contractors facing such demands should approach him directly, and that engineers had been instructed not to delay files without a valid reason.
