Police lodges FIR into cheating in cafeteria contract at AIIMS on court's directions

The police has lodged an FIR on allegations of cheating in award of cafeteria contract at AIIMS to a private caterer who, according to employees Union, has increased the prices of food making staff and patients suffer.

The FIR was lodged on the directions passed by a Delhi Court which said cognisable offences were prima facie made out and it was essential to unearth the role of AIIMS employees allegedly involved in cheating the institution.

As per the documents placed before the court, the contract was awarded to private entity.

The court's order came on a complaint by one of the bidders for the contract, who was the earlier caterer and canteen contractor.

The complainant alleged that the firm which got the contract had submitted false and fabricated turnover certificates for the financial years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 in the technical bid invited by AIIMS for providing entire kitchen and cafeteria services there.

Metropolitan Magistrate Vijeta Singh Rawat said, "On the basis of the aforesaid documents, the contract has been awarded to the private firm. Hence, cognisable offences are made out qua respondents, which need to be investigated. The action taken report filed (by police) is not conclusive."