A police complaint has been filed in Kutch against Ranjit Buildcon, the contractor who has won the most number of contracts for flyovers, railway tracks, and metro tracks in Ahmedabad and Gujarat. 

Inspector A R Gohil stated that documents are being collected from both the Geology and Mining department and the Railway department. On September 9, an investigation was conducted at Dipesh Sorathiya’s residence in Anjar, but he was missing. The police have launched teams to track down Sorathiya, who is reported to have gone underground.

Following a complaint by Jawansinh Dabhi, a senior clerk at the Anjar Geology and Mining department office, Anjar police lodged a formal complaint against Sorathiya, a representative of Ranjit Buildcon on September 9 for fraudulent transactions involving royalties worth ₹3 crore.

The scandal was uncovered by the Geology and Mining department, revealing that fake stamps and signatures were used to falsify royalty payments for 7 lakh tonnes of sand and stone grit.

Past returns to haunt company

In 2021, Ranjit Buildcon was awarded a contract by Western Railway’s Ahmedabad Division to construct the Samakhiali-Kidiyanagar railway track in Kutch. For this track construction, the company used thousands of tons of sand and stone grit.

It was mandatory to pay royalties to the Geology and Mining department for the resources used. However, Ranjit Buildcon allegedly submitted false documents to the Railway department, showing the payment of royalties for approximately 7 lakh tonnes of material. The company used forged stamps and signatures from the Geology and Mining office.

According to Anjar police, a case has been registered under various sections related to falsifying documents to the Ahmedabad Railway Division using forged certificates.

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