UP: Two police sub-inspectors suspended for making Reels with property dealer in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad (UP), Jul 6: Two Uttar Pradesh Police sub-inspectors were suspended for allegedly making Reels in which they posed as a property dealer's security officers.
Dharmendra Sharma and Ritesh Kumar were posted at Ankur Vihar police station while the Reels were filmed in the offices of one Sartaz, a property dealer, in the Tronica City area of the Loni circle of Ghaziabad district.
They had gone to Sartaz's office to make the Reels with him.
"When the matter came to our knowledge, the two sub-inspectors were suspended for violating police rules and a departmental inquiry was ordered against them. An FIR under Section 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was also lodged against Sartaz and he was arrested on Friday," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rural) Vivek Chand Yadav said.
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CAG report highlights ₹24 crore loss to IOA due to faulty agreement with RIL
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has incurred a loss of ₹24 crore due to a flawed sponsorship agreement with Reliance India Limited (RIL), according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The CAG audit points to undue favor granted to RIL through the sponsorship deal.
The agreement, initially signed on August 1, 2022, granted RIL the status of Official Principal Partner for the 2022 and 2026 Asian Games, 2022 and 2026 Commonwealth Games, 2024 Paris Olympics, and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Subsequently, the agreement was amended on December 5, 2023, to include additional rights for the 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympic Games, as well as the 2026 and 2030 Youth Olympic Games, without a corresponding increase in the consideration amount.
According to the CAG report, despite the addition of four more events, the consideration amount remained unchanged at ₹35 crore. The report stated that the consideration should have been revised to ₹59 crore, calculated at ₹6 crore per game. As a result, the IOA suffered a loss of ₹24 crore.
IOA President PT Usha has been asked to respond to the half-margin issued by the CAG regarding the agreement. Ajay Kumar Narang, executive assistant to PT Usha, stated that the agreement had to be renegotiated due to a flaw in the original tender, which did not account for changes made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the naming rights of sponsor houses.
IOA treasurer Sahdev Yadav has raised concerns over the lack of consultation with the executive council and sponsorship committee during the amendment of the agreement, questioning who authorized the changes that benefitted RIL.
The report has called for an explanation from the IOA on why the amount was not enhanced as required, stating that the association failed to safeguard its own interests.
