CBI questions AMU VC

CBI officials visited University and collected 48 files of important projects pertaining to alleged irregularities.

CBI today questioned vice- chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University P K Abdul Azis in a case of alleged financial irregularities during his tenure.

The agency had registered a preliminary enquiry in July against the 64-year-old vice-chancellor of the prestigious University who is also accused of flouting rules of the institution.

Azis was questioned at CBI headquarters here by a team of officials,sources said.

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Last month,CBI officials visited the University and collected 48 files of important projects pertaining to alleged irregularities.

CBI started the investigation on the request of Union Ministry of Human Resources and Development which had set two probe panels against Azis but their findings remained inconclusive.

Azis has been the Vice-Chancellor of the University since June 2007 and his term is about to end in 2012.

The agency sources said Azis has been accused of allegedly committing misconduct under the AMU Act,1920,violating the statues,directives,ordinances and regulations of the Aligarh Muslim University Grant Commission.

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It is alleged that V-C made the AMU pay his income tax and also violated AMU rules by transferring Rs eight crore of Provident Fund money from the State Bank of India to Shreyas Gramin Bank.

It has also been alleged that University funds were misused for interior decoration of his residence,the sources said.

These charges have been refuted by the VC.

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