Rise and Fall of Sanjay Gupta: Who’s this IAS, businessman and Gujarat’s metro man, now behind bar?

GUJARAT CID on Thursday arrested Sanjay Gupta, an ex-IAS officer of 1985 batch who had served as executive chairman of the state-owned Metrolink Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA), for his alleged involvement in a forged bills scam of Rs 113 crore. According to reports, the case was filed by the current regime of MEGA and the CID arrested him based on the findings of a probe by additional DGP of CID Crime Ms Meera Ram Niwas. Here are 10 things about Gupta who left IAS to start a group that owns six luxury hotels, two golf properties among others. Later in 2011, he surprised many a sitting IAS and contender when he was picked up to build Gujarat’s first metro rail venture. More here:

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An IIT engineer from Roorkee, 48-year-old Gupta is one of the few IAS officers who have successfully set up their own ventures after quitting the elite government service. He set up the Neesa group which is now a multi business conglomerate worth over Rs 1000 crore with a work force of over 1500. He is currently the non-executive chairman of the Neesa group. Cambay is the flagship brand of the group which owns 8 luxurious hotels and 2 golf properties among others.

The company website says: “Under his (Sanjay Gupta) leadership, Neesa Group has converted itself into a well-diversified group involved in hospitality services, agro-biotechnology, steel casting and I. T. Services through innovative business planning and professional management.” (In Picture: Gupta in the middle with some of his employees at Neesa office)

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TAX hounds have reportedly searched 40 properties of a hotel and resort group owned by a former Gujarat cadre IAS of 1985 batch and a key player in the state’s power corridor in pre-Narendra Modi era.
According to reports, the Income Tax officials on Wednesday searched 40 establishments of Neesa Group headed by former IAS officer Sanjay Gupta. The searches were conducted in the group’s establishments located in Mumbai, Jaipur, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad, and few other cities, but details of the seizure are not known as yet.

An IIT engineer from Roorkee, 47-year-old Gupta joined the IAS and handled assignments ranging from secretary of the Gujarat chief minister to Managing Director of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPCL) and Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd (TCGIL). The Neesa group is now a multi business conglomerate worth Rs 1000 crore with a work force of over 1500. Cambay is the flagship brand of the group.

Gupta left IAS in 2002 to join as CEO (Infrastructure) of Adani Group.

Action and Appointments

a) The suspension order on Avinash Kumar, an IAS officer who was OSD to ex-Jharkhand Governor S S Razi, has been revoked, according to reports. He was suspended following CBI had raided at his residence last year.

b) The government has decided to grant the higher grade of DG in the pay scale of Rs 75500-80000/- to the following officers with effect from April 26, 2010, i.e. the date on which the junior-most officer, namely RN Ravi, IPS (KL-76) took charge of the post of Special Director in IB on 'in-situ' basis:-(i) Mahavir Singh Bali, IPS(UP-76), (ii) Rakesh Jaruhar, IPS(JHK-76), (iii) PC Sabarwal, IPS(UP-76), (iv) Smt. Manjari Jaruhar, IPS(JHK-76), (v) Anirudh Uppal, IPS(HP-76) and (vi) Alaxander Daniel, IPS(UP-76)

c) Justice Jora Singh, Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has been appointed as a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.