Another BMC scam? Man who doesn't exist in system paid Rs 14L salary since 2012

BMC stopped Yadavs salary in November 2015 when his fraud was discovered File picOver two years after his grave crime was first discovered an FIR has finally been registered against Ramdas Yadav who had secured a job at a Borivli cemetery managed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC on fake documents Officials caught his fraud only after hed been on their payroll for nearly three years Yadav has been on the run ever since he was fired from his jobA BMC official named Cecilia Gomes discovered the fraudulent methods of this employee in 2015 when she was posted at the Rcentral ward in Borivli West as an administrative officer The discovery however was made after Yadav had already been on BMCs payroll for over three years After getting a whiff about Yadavs misrecruitment BMC officials initiated an internal inquiry on getting proof of cheating they sent a written complaint to the Mumbai policeVacant postsAccording to the complaint given by Gomes who is currently posted at Sion hospital in November 2015 they were discussing vacant posts in the cemetery at Borivli when they got to know they needed staff for three positions But during the scrutiny the officials learnt that as per the salary data there were just two vacancies as Yadav was employed on the third since 2012Also read Recruitment scam BMC boss issues notice to top babu in MumbaiThe officials began their inquiry but failed to find out more details on Yadav who was working in their ward An officer said ldquoGoing through the available information about Yadav they BMC officials came to know that on January 9 2012 the Rcentral ward had received a new employees name with an order copy issued by Fsouth ward The order copy stated Yadav is posted for B ward but he will get his monthly salary from Rcentral wardrdquoNot working for usFollowing this officials from Rcentral ward contacted B ward from where they learnt that no personnel named Yadav was working for them Officials also checked a few other wards but they did not find him working anywhere Later Gomes asked people from her own office to show his personal data but they could not find it After more inquiries officers found out that Yadav had been appointed on the basis of a fake official order Then in November 2015 they stopped his salary On November 23 2015 BMC officials issued an order to lodge a complaint with the Borivli police for investigating the matter They gave a written complaint on December 2 2015Lakhs in payHow much did BMC pay Yadav before firing him Police sources said ldquoAs per their official salary records they had transferred approximately Rs 1373428 as salary in Yadavs account from January 2012 to October 2015rdquo Yadav has been absconding since Why has it taken that long to register an FIR in this case An officer from Borivli police station explained ldquoWe took Gomes statement who had given the complaint But we couldnt register the FIR as the officer had been transferred and couldnt sign on it When the new officer came in he saw the pending matter and approached us and we said we needed Gomes to sign on the FIR Gomes then finally agreed to come in and do the needful after which the FIR was filedrdquo When midday contacted Gomes she said she signed on the FIR on behalf of Assistant Municipal Commissioner Ramakant BiradarCatch up on all the latest Mumbai National and International news hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go