Air Force and Naval Housing land scam: CBI conducts searches

The CBI today carried out searches at the residences of former officials of Air Force and Naval Housing Board (AFNHB) in connection with an alleged scam worth Rs28 crore for building 300 farm houses for serving and retired officers.

The agency, which registered a case in connection with the officials of the AFNHB and a private company for allegedly fraudulent land deal in Haryana, carried searches at four premises here, CBI sources said.

The residences of Air Vice Marshal (Retd) KK Sangar, the then Director General of the Board, Commander (Retd) PC Yadav, the then Deputy Director General of the Board, Wing Commander (Retd) VP Tandon, Director (Works) of the Board and Commander (Retd) Dariyao Singh, owner of Shree Ganesh Estate and Constructions were searched during the exercise.

"It is alleged that the then DGAFNHB and the then Director (Works) AFHNB during 1996 selected the New Delhi based Estate and Construction Private Company for the purchase of land situated in the village Kabulpur in Haryana and Motiput in Uttar Pradesh, it development and construction of 300 dwelling farm units at Project site called "Y" without verification of the title and physical location of the land," CBI spokesperson Dharini Mishra said here.

The CBI alleged that the officers showed undue favours to the private body resulting in undue loss of Rs28 crore to the board and corresponding gain to themselves.

"After the registration of the case, the searches at the premises of the then officials concerned of AFHNB and the private parties were conducted which resulted in the recovery of several incriminating documents," the spokesperson said.