DRUG TRAFFICKING: U.K. seizes record cocaine haul!

For LEED Consultancy, Green Building Design, Green Homes, Green Factory Buildings, Green SEZs, Green Townships,

www.greentekindika.com

AP / The Hindu / LONDON, August 3, 2011.

British officials say they have seized about 300 million pounds ($492 million) worth of cocaine in a record-setting drug bust on a pleasure boat.

The U.K. Border Agency and Serious Organized Crime Agency said Wednesday 1.2 tons of cocaine were found hidden in a specially-designed compartment on a boat docked in southern England in June.

Officials said it is the largest-ever haul of Class A drugs ever found in the U.K. The U.K. classifies Class A drugs as the most likely to cause harm.

Full Story at,

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2319025.ece

SAIBABA's ASSETS: Sathya Sai Trust issued notice, cops grill another member!

LEED Consultancy, Green Building Design, Green Homes, Green Factory Buildings, Green SEZs, Green Townships.

www.greentekindika.com

Have you read, “Mayhem of the Miserables!” available @ http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52075

• June 27, 2011 
• IANS 
• Hyderabad / DC.

The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday served a notice on the Sathya Sai Central Trust, seeking a detailed report on its activities, revenues and assets while police in Puttaparthi town grilled another trust member, V. Srinivasan, for six hours over unaccounted cash seized recently.

As per a decision taken by the government on June 22, the endowment department served the notice asking the trust to submit a detailed report within 10 days.

The trust, which manages the vast empire of the late Sathya Sai Baba, has been asked to provide details of its members, their businesses, trust activities, its functioning, assets and revenues, official sources said.

This is the first time in nearly four decades that the state government has intervened in the affairs of the trust, and it comes amid allegations of financial irregularities against some trust members.

The development came two months after the demise of the spiritual guru at the age of 85.

The trust, which was enjoying several exemptions under the Endowment Act since it was formed by Sathya Sai Baba in 1970s, has been facing a series of allegations since his death.

All trust members are now singing a uniformly that the seized cash belongs to the devotees who were funding the construction of the Saibaba Samadhi (Mausoleum) and the same was being sent to the Bangalore based contractor.

The question still remains why a trust run by such eminent personoliteis as former chief vigilance commissioner S. V. Giri, chartered accountant, Indulalh Shah, former bureaucrat K. Chakravarthi, chief justice of India P.N. Bhagwati, etc. has accepted such a heavy amount in cash and also smuggling it, much against the relevant rules of carrying out all cash transactions about Rs. 10,000/- through banks only!

And why such eminent personalities are trying to cover-up the nefarious activities of some unscrupulous trustees?

Full Story at,

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/south/sathya-sai-trust-issued-notice-cops-grill-another-member-101

SAIBABA's ASSETS: Cash seizure: Baba's nephew gives a new twist!

LEED Consultancy, Green Building Design, Green Homes, Green Factory Buildings, Green SEZs, Green Townships.

www.greentekindika.com

Have you read, “Mayhem of the Miserables!” available @ http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52075

June 26, 2011 15:35 IST / http://www.rediff.com

Giving a completely new dimension to the entire controversy that dogged the temple town of Puttaparthi, Ratnakar -- a trustee in the Sri Satya Sai Central Trust and Sai Baba's nephew -- has said that the Rs 35.5 lakh, which was seized in transit by the police, did not belong to the trust.

On being questioned about this money, Ratnakar said the money belonged to the devotees. The money was being legitimately transported to be handed over to a builder who is undertaking the work on Baba's Samadhi. 

The trust has been mired in controversy ever since the death of Satya Sai Baba recently. 

Almost a month after his death, the trustees entered Baba's residence -- the Yajur Mandir -- and opened his locker. 

In the locker, they found Rs 11.5 crore in cash apart from gold and silver articles. All this was deposited and the trust issued a statement in which it was said that all the articles, including the cash, were properly valuated and deposited in the bank in the presence of officials of both the bank and the Income Tax department.

However, a couple of days later the police arrested three persons when they were transporting cash of Rs 35.50 Lakh from the Ashram. 

During the interrogation, one of the persons identified as Shekhar said that he was specifically told to park the car in the Ashram and keep the boot of the vehicle open. The cash was then loaded into the car and was supposed to be handed over to a person who is from Bengaluru. However, the police managed to intercept them and arrest these persons apart from seizing the cash. 

In his media statement, he also claimed that all trust activities are being carried out in strict accordance of statutory requirements!

Then, how come heavy cash of Rs. 35,50,000/- were being smuggled from Andhra-Karnataka border - claimed to be to be handed over to a builder who is undertaking the work on Baba's Samadhi - whereas all legitimate transactions above Rs. 10,000/- to be carried out through Cheque transactions only?

Initially, he even denied that money belonged to him and now when he is corndered by the Police, he makes some specious claims?

There is more than meets the eye in the management of Sai Central Trust and all other entities of Saibaba, hence apart from other ongoing investigations, IT & ED surveys should be conducted on all the members of the Trust!

Full Story at,

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cash-seizure-baba-nephew-gives-a-new-twist/20110626.htm

SAIBABA's HIDDEN TREASURES: Sai trust member quizzed by police for five hours!

LEED Consultancy, Green Building Design, Green Homes, Green Factory Buildings, Green SEZs, Green Townships.

www.greentekindika.com

Have you read, “Mayhem of the Miserables!” available @ http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52075

June 26, 2011 / IANS, Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh) / DC.

File photo - Sai Baba - Agencies.

Police in this pilgrim town in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district on Saturday questioned Sathya Sai Central Trust member R.J. Ratnakar for over five hours over a huge amount of cash seized last week.

As police intensified the probe into cash seizure, traders in the bustling pilgrim town Saturday observed a shutdown to protest suspected irregularities committed by the trust members and demanded the government take over the trust.

Police officers probing the case quizzed Ratnakar, who is also nephew of late Sathya Sai Baba, to trace the source of Rs.35.5 lakh seized from a car allegedly belonging to the trust.

Police sources said the officers asked Ratnakar to make himself available to answer further queries, if required. The trust member refused to speak to media persons.

This is the first time in the trust's history that a trust member has been questioned by police.

Another member V. Srinivasan is likely to appear before police Monday.

It is unbelievable the insistence of Trust members that 'everything is fine', given the secrecy with which they have opened the 'Yajur Mandir' and the way they mislead the media that it was done in the presence of IT officials (which was instantly denied by IT Department) whereas, they had only some IT approved assessor, from Mumbai, with them.

Given the fact that Rs. 35,00,000/- have been attempted to be smuggled from Puttaparthi to Bangalore, the conduct of the Trustees is, definitely, attracting the suspicion that there is 'something fishy' happening there!!

Both IT and ED Departments should probe into the personal financial affairs of all the trustees of "Sai Central Trust' and other Saibaba entities!!!

Full Story at,

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/hyderabad/sai-trust-member-quizzed-police-five-hours-783