SAIL PROJECT SCAM: Ahuja has a magic wand to turn Traders into Projects instantaneously
SAIL’s top management is an ardent fan of Ahuja’s black magic
As per sources, sitting in Kolkata, Ahuja waved his magic wand in the air & turned a Trader 1,500 KM away at Dharuhera into Project
Dharuhera comes under the jurisdiction of the Faridabad Branch of SAIL-CMO where Ahuja used to be the Branch Manager in past
The firm takes GSTIN on May 12, 2023 and Ahuja starts selling TMT Bars to the firm from Aug 16, 2023 in the name of Project
Trader based in Dharuhera in Rewari, Haryana whereas TMT Bars sold to it from the Durgapur Branch of SAIL-CMO. Why? Has SAIL closed its Faridabad branch?
Among TMT Bars, maximum quantity sold in 8/10 mm diameters which are scarce; in premium and therefore hard to get
AONE INFRATECH, Shop no. 14, Sohna Road, near Canara bank, Dharuhera, Haryana 123106 is a leading Wholesale Trader of a wide range of TMT Bar, MS Beam etc.
AONE INFRATECH is not the only case where Ahuja has used his magic wand during his five-year tenure as Regional Manager of Eastern Region of SAIL-CMO from Jan 2019 to Dec 2023. The list is long, exhaustive and endless. As per CVC guidelines, he was to be removed after three years but top management of SAIL was so mesmerised with his black magic that they kept him on the post for five years.
Ahuja was suspended after the LOKPAL Order dated Jan 10,2024 otherwise the sales numbers would have been more staggering. It is estimated that Ahuja’s black magic caused loss of about Rs 75 Crores to SAIL. Who all benefited is a matter of investigation.
Ahuja was appointed as Regional Manager of the Eastern Region in Jan 2019 and from the first day itself he started selling steel to FAKE Projects. In the very first year he sold about 24,000 T. Though it was a fit case for his removal from the highly sensitive post but he was continued for 5 full years, for which even the rotation CVC guidelines applicable for sensitive posts were compromised.
Considering his excellent performance in sales to FAKE Projects, after 5 years as RM/ER, he was made RM/SR and then RM/NR. SAIL management was very keen on promoting him as ED but it has been gathered that the Vigilance department put his foot down due to his nefarious activities. Hell bent on rewarding Ahuja, CMD SAIL, Amarendu Prakash, before submitting his resignation on Jan 02, 2026, placed him on the chair of ED (sales & ITD) in Dec 2025, despite being a CGM only. In doing so, Amarendu by-passed many Executive Directors.
As RM/ER, Ahuja has sold over 21,000 T to Venkatesh Infra Projects P Ltd which included about 14,000 T of HR Coils which were sold through Venkatesh to Jindal (India) Ltd and Utkarsh India Ltd to facilitate MOU completion for Venkatesh. It may be noted that even through all the jugglery done by SAIL officials, Venkatesh could not complete the MOU but still TOD payment of Rs 4.05 CR was fraudulently released to Venkatesh. It has been gathered that a detailed complaint in this regard is pending with SAIL Vigilance since Jan 2025.
Ahuja’s black magic not limited to turn Traders into Projects
Ahuja also used his magic wand in preparing the inquiry report against the Whistle Blower Rajeev Bhatia where he falsely wrote that the complaints sent by Bhatia to the then Chairman Soma Mondal and Director (Commercial) V S Chakravarty are insinuations, lack evidence and found to be imaginary, malicious, vexatious, and frivolous. This was done by Ahuja without any investigation in the complaints.
These are the same complaints in which CVO-SAIL, Ministry of Steel & CVC recommended CBI inquiry; LOKPAL of India ordered CBI investigations; Ministry suspended 29 officers including Ahuja and CBI has registered two FIRs.
