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Chartered accountant Tejinder Pal Singh has suffered a major setback in the money laundering case related to the alleged scam in installing flow meters in Delhi Jal Board. Rouse Avenue Court has rejected Tejinder Pal Singh’s plea for pardon to turn from accused to government witness. A case of money laundering had come to light in the purchase process of flow meters in Delhi Jal Board and their installation.
Special Judge Bhupinder Singh of the court said that in view of the evidence available on record in the form of statements of the applicant and other material like pen drive, no additional/new evidence that can be produced by the applicant has been brought to the notice of the court. The prosecution has not considered the proposed testimony of the applicant as necessary and indispensable for the successful prosecution of the co-accused.
ED had filed chargesheet without arrest
Therefore, the court did not find any merit in the application. It is dismissed. The court said that it is needless to say that nothing discussed hereafter will be equivalent to the final expression on the merits of the case. ED had filed a chargesheet in the case without arresting CA Tejinder Pal Singh.
Tejinder had turned government witness and sought pardon
During the investigation, Tejinder Pal had admitted his mistake and turned government witness in the case and sought pardon. This case is related to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the purchase of electro-magnetic flow meters for Delhi Jal Board. In this case, ED (Enforcement Directorate) had registered a case on the basis of CBI’s FIR.
In July this year, ED had raided several states of the country in the Delhi Jal Board’s sewage treatment plant corruption case. Rs 41 lakh, digital evidence and other documents were found in the ED raid.
