Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : Bhojpur police, on a tip off, arrested Gauri Shankar Sharma, husband of a Mukhia, from village Brahmpur under Azimabad police station (PS) in Bhojpur District on September 18, 2021, night, in connection with allegedly realising over Rs 13 lakh from people in the name of providing them job.
A named FIR was lodged against him by Ara Town PS on the statement of Nish Kumari of Katira locality under Nawada PS, Ara. Gauri Shankar Sharma, son of Ram Janam Sharma, lives in Chaukhmbha Gali under Ara Town PS along with his family members in his new house and was allegedly absconding for the last two years after lodging of a named FIR against him. His wife Asha Rani is Mukhia of Karbasin Panchayat under Agiaw Block in Bhojpur District.
Bhojpur SP Vinay Tiwari said that at least 80 Grade Four employees were to be appointed at Bhojpur collectorate in 2014 and Gauri Shankar Sharma, taking advantage of the occasion,allegedly took huge amount from dozens of aspirants with a promise of the jobs of Grade Four employees.
Bheem Bihari Lal, son of Chhote Lal Ram of Ward No 10 under Jagdishpur PS had filed a named FIR no 57/18 against Gauri Shankar Sharma with Ara Town PS alleging that Gauri Shankar Sharma along with his wife Asha Rani came to him at Jagdishpur on their Scorpio on May 5, 2014, and told him that 80 vacancies ofGrade Four employee had fallen vacant and were to be filled very soon. They asked him to manage Rs 2 lakh at least and promised him a job. Bheem Bihari Lal and three others gave Rs 8 lakh to Gauri Shankar Sharma at his residence at Chaukhambha Gali on July 15, 2014.
Bheem Bihari Lal said that the DM appointed 80 persons as Grade Four employees in September 2014 but neither of them was appointed. When they queried, Gauri Shankar Sharma said that the appointment would be cancelled and the Secretariat would appoint them. When they pressurised him to return the money, he gave a cheque of Rs 5 lakh in the name of Anita Devi, wife of Madan Jee Patwa, on July 15, 2016 which allegedly bounced when deposited in the bank. He went on promising to return their money and so neither of them filed case against him.
At last Nisha Kumari of Katira under Nawada PS, Bheem Bihari Lal, and half a dozen unemployed youth lodged a written complaint with to the Bhojpur DM and the SP on January 29, 2018, against Gauri Shankar Sharma., and thereafter a named FIR was lodged against him. After lodging of FIR, Gauri Shankar Sharma went underground.
SHO, Ara Town PS, Shambhu Kumar Bhagat, said that a named FIR has been lodged with Ara town police station and police were investigating the matter. Meanwhile, police got information that Gauri Shankar Sharma had come to his native village at Brahmpur under Azimabad PS. Police swung into action and arrested Gauri Shankar Shankar from his village on September 18, 2021, night, the SHO added.