PANAJI: The crime branch of Goa police has decided to file a chargesheet against NCP legislator and former Congress PWD minister Churchill Alemao and PWD official P T Parkar for alleged corruption in 258 tenders for road work and misappropriation funds to the tune of Rs 300 crore.Speaking to STOI, crime branch superintendent of police (SP) Karthik Kashyap said, “We have completed investigation in the case and will file the chargesheet next week against Alemao and Parkar in the case.”The first information report in the case was registered against Alemao, Parkar and other government officials and contractors.Crime branch had registered a case under various sections of Indian Penal Code and charges of corruption under Prevention of Corruption Act.The FIR stated that the accused floated 13 short tender notices pertaining to 258 road works as urgency works. Eighty-nine of these works (costing above Rs 5 lakh) were not published in any newspaper, thereby removing the prospect of any competition between the prospective tender applicants, which resulted in non-sale of tender forms and causing a loss to the exchequer and undue favour.The special court for corruption had directed crime branch to investigate and file compliance report against Alemao and Parkar for alleged corruption.Former National Student Union of India (NSUI) president Sunil Kawthankar had approached the special court after Panaji police failed to register an FIR against Alemao and Parkar for alleged corruption and forgery.In 2011, Citizens Working Centre, a Margao-based NGO, had filed a case against Parkar with the vigilance department for issuing 258 work orders without publishing tender and inviting notices as required under Section 16 of the CPWD manual. The work orders were issued in 2009 and 2010.A senior technical examiner of the vigilance department investigated the case and found the allegation to be true. In the report submitted to the additional director vigilance on June 14, 2011, the examiner recommended that Parkar be kept away from field duties and be immediately posted to a non-sensitive place till he attains the age of superannuation.

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