News Headlines
After Azam Khan, Wife, Son Go To Jail, Income Tax Department, CPWD Scrutinise Jauhar University Expenses
Azam Khan, wife, son (Photo: PTI)
A team from the Income Tax Department, in collaboration with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), visited Jauhar University following the imprisonment of Samajwadi Party (SP) senior leader Azam Khan, his wife Tazeen Fatma, and son Abdullah Azam.
Khan was vice chancellor of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University since 2012 and served as cabinet minister in the Akhilesh Yadav government from 2012 to 2017, during which these fund transfers took place.
The purpose of this joint action on Friday (20 October) was to conduct a precise evaluation of the university's buildings, Amar Ujala reported. The team meticulously examined every aspect of the university premises and thoroughly reviewed all the documents.
This evaluation is taking place after it was revealed that a sum of Rs 106 crore from the Uttar Pradesh government was illegally transferred to Jauhar University.
It is believed that the assessed value of the university's buildings may significantly exceed the reported costs. This combined effort is aimed at scrutinising the documentation and identifying any discrepancies between the recorded expenses and the actual expenditure.
This investigation follows the recent searches conducted by the Income Tax Department at Jauhar University and at the residences of individuals closely associated with Azam Khan.
The tax department's team spent an extended period in Rampur, examining various properties and questioning numerous individuals.
The three were sentenced to seven years of jail on Wednesday (18 October) in a fake birth certificate case of Abdullah Azam Khan.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.
Latest
