Badaun. Two people, including the executive officer of Alapur Nagar Panchayat, have been booked over allegations of preparing an official letter using a forged signature and extending the deadline for an e-tender process related to development works. Following a complaint by Nagar Panchayat chairperson Huma B and an order from the court, Wazirganj police registered a case against executive officer Trivendra Kumar and computer operator Alam Rehman. The two have been accused of forgery, cheating and other alleged irregularities. It is alleged that the tender period was extended to facilitate the participation of certain preferred contractors.
In her application before the court, Nagar Panchayat chairperson Huma B alleged that she had previously complained to senior officials about alleged irregularities and laxity in the functioning of executive officer Trivendra Kumar. She said that on December 1, 2025, she had complained to the district magistrate and other senior officials that the tender process for development works had not been conducted.
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Subsequently, e-tenders for various development works were invited through letter number 932 on December 4. According to the complaint, the last date for submitting bids was fixed as December 20, while the tenders were scheduled to be opened on December 22.
The chairperson alleged that the executive officer, without her permission, got the entire tender process conducted through computer operator Alam Rehman, who was posted at Nagar Panchayat Saidpur. She alleged that irregularities were committed during the process.
According to Huma B, she was in Delhi from December 12 to 23 for medical supervision during the final stage of her pregnancy. She alleged that during her absence, on December 20, Trivendra Kumar and Alam Rehman jointly prepared letter number 949 using her name and forged signature. The letter was allegedly used to extend the tender period.
Huma B claimed that she had neither issued letter number 949 nor signed it. The complaint states that employee Himanshu Sharma informed her about the letter and told her that the executive officer had taken the document on record in the relevant file. The chairperson also claimed that the matter was subsequently confirmed by other employees and that copies of telephone conversations related to the issue were available.
The complaint further alleged that after the tender period was extended, bids from certain preferred contractors were uploaded. This allegedly raised questions over the fairness of the tender process. The tenders were scheduled to be opened at 3 pm on December 22, but they were allegedly not opened at the appointed time.
The chairperson alleged that she approached Wazirganj police on December 25 seeking action in the matter. She subsequently submitted a complaint to the senior superintendent of police on January 7, but alleged that no immediate action was taken. She then approached the court. Following the court’s order, police registered a case against the two accused and began an investigation.
Investigators are expected to examine letter number 949, the tender-related files, the signatures in question and digital records associated with the tender process. Police will also examine at what level the decision to extend the tender period was taken and which contractors uploaded their bids after the alleged extension.
The investigation will focus on allegations of forgery of government documents, manipulation of the tender process and misuse of official position. The allegations against the executive officer and computer operator are yet to be established, and further action will depend on the findings of the investigation.
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