On court order, Economic Offences Wing registers second FIR against KJS Cement MD, others for cheating, forgery

May 05, 2024

New Delhi [India], May 5 : The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has registered an FIR against KJS Cement MD Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia, his wife Indu Ahluwalia and several others under various sections of cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust, according to an order of Delhi Court.
The fresh FIR has been registered under IPC Sections 409/420/467/468/471/477A/120B by the EOW on April 29, 22024.
The court recently ordered to register FIR, after going through a complaint filed by the daughter of the deceased brother of KJS cement MD Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia, alleging that the commission of illegalities in the company KJS Cement due to which the shareholding in the name of her father was reduced at the time of his death. After his death, the company, KJS Cements has been mismanaged by her uncle Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia and aunt Indu Ahluwalia in connivance with other officials of the company.
The complaint stated that Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia being MD of KJS Cement, misappropriated CGST by indulging in the supply of cement clinker and cement on a cash basis, without the issuance of invoices and without accounting for the same in the books of accounts and utilizing that cash/money for his family and for his personal use by making foreign trips, purchasing unaccounted jewellery, paintings and other luxurious articles. Regarding this, the Court took note of it and recorded that tax evasion is also prima-facie established, in view of an ongoing investigation by the concerned GST department officials qua the company.
The Court further took note of allegations of forgery of documents like fake transport bills/receipts, e-way bills etc. having been made by the accused and observed that the same expert opinion in the form of forensic examination is required to be taken during the investigation in the present case.
Earlier an FIR had already been registered by EOW against Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia and his accomplices, the Court took note of the same and recorded it in its order and directed EOW to register an FIR in the present case; according to which EOW, Delhi Police, registered an FIR on 29.04.2024 U/s 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 477A and 120B IPC, against Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia, his wife Indu Ahluwalia and other officials of KJS Cements for the offences of forgery, fraud, cheating and criminal breach of trust. Not only this, but recently a Court handling Coal scam cases, framed charges against Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia in some other case.