To probe Rs 90 lakh misuse, AMU spends Rs 43 lakh

 The Aligarh Muslim University has already spent more than Rs 43 lakh on a fact-finding committee that is looking into allegations of financial misappropriation against Vice-Chancellor P K Abdul Azis. That’s almost as much as half the money—Rs 90 lakh—allegedly misappropriated.

The President of India, in her capacity as the Visitor of the AMU, had appointed the two-member committee in February this year. Its Chairman is the former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice Bashir Ahmed Khan, while former Judge of the Gujarat High Court Justice A N Divecha is the other member.

The committee, initially appointed for a two-month term, has been given an extension till October 31. It began its sixth and final sitting on Saturday in Delhi.

RTI queries filed by a retired faculty ember of the University has revealed that up to September 15, Justice Khan was paid Rs 10.29 lakh while Justice Divecha, Rs 12.91 lakh, as salary and other perks. AMU deputed Ch. Mushrraf Ali, a security supervisor with its Proctor’s Office, with Justice Khan from April 24 to May 3 at his Kashmir residence. On May 25, AMU notified the appointment of a peon and residential attendant with effect from April 1 at Justice Divecha’s Gujarat residence.