Delhi LG removes 223 DCW employees appointed by former Chief Swati Maliwal
New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has ordered the immediate removal of 223 contractual employees from the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW). This decision comes amid allegations that the appointments were made without proper authorization by the former DCW chairperson, Swati Maliwal.
According to the Department of Women and Child Development, Swati Maliwal had appointed these staffers on contract basis without the requisite permission from the government, which is in violation of established rules and regulations.
The order issued by the Lieutenant Governor highlighted several irregularities in the appointment process. It stated that the DCW had violated statutory provisions and administrative protocols by creating these positions and engaging staff without following due procedure. No assessment was conducted to determine the actual need for additional staff, and the eligibility criteria for each post were not established. Furthermore, administrative approval and sanctioned expenditure from the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) were not obtained for engaging these personnel. Additionally, applications for these posts were not formally invited, roles and responsibilities were not assigned, and some incumbents' emoluments were enhanced arbitrarily.
In light of these irregularities, the Lieutenant Governor deemed the appointments of contractual staff in DCW as void ab initio, meaning null and void from the outset. Therefore, all contractual staff members appointed by DCW, beyond its delegated power and without following due procedures, have been directed to discontinue their services with immediate effect.
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Thane man cheated of Rs 2 lakh in currency exchange fraud
Thane (PTI): A 35-year-old man has allegedly been duped of Rs 2 lakh by three persons in a US dollar exchange fraud in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township, police said on Monday.
One of the accused had approached the victim, a resident of Dombivli in Thane district, claiming his relative wanted to exchange some USD notes. On May 12, the accused showed the victim bundles wrapped in a handkerchief that appeared to contain US currency near a hospital in Kalamboli, they said.
Believing the notes to be authentic, the victim handed over Rs 2 lakh in cash, after which the accused fled.
The victim later found that the bundles handed over to him were actually paper rolls and soap bars, with a single dollar note pasted on top to make them appear genuine, according to the police.
Following the victim's complaint, the police registered a case on charges of cheating under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
A probe was underway into the case, the police added.
