Gravis case: Gupta plays the blame game

The most tracked case in the Delhi IT market, involving Gravis Computers'
Sanjay Gupta and the channel partners' whose money he swindled, is turning out
to be nothing less than a Bollywood potboiler replete with myriad twists and
turns. Gupta, who is out on bail is desperately trying to evade charges that
have been leveled on him. In fact now he is trying to falsely implicate members
who had booked him on charges of fraud and decamping. In a latest move Gupta
lodged a complaint in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate RK Singh, against
Arvind Singhania of Venktron Electronic Systems alleging that the bills
submitted by Singhania are bogus and that actually he does not owe any money to
Singhania at all.

Explaining the chain of events V Krishnan, Secretary, PCAIT (Progressive
Channels Association of Information Technology) said, “Since Gupta is now free
on bail he is trying to capsize the case against him. The opposition counsel
argued that Venktron's bills were fabricated and are actually not a part of
the sales made to Gravis and therefore asked the court to initiate an inquiry
against Singhania. But after thoroughly examining the case the Magistrate
pronounced the judgment in our favor. While investigating the case this fact
came to light that VAT has been paid by Singhania on all the material that he
had supplied to Gupta.”

Backing Krishnan's statement Arvind Singhania, CEO, Venktron Electronik
Systems said, “The courts verdict has given me a big relief as this whole
endeavor by Gupta was aimed at maligning my image. We have written a reply to
economic offences wing of the Delhi Police taking into account all the relevant
documents that proves my innocence; and in doing all that Krishnan was a great
help to me.”

This judgment by the court has made the aggrieved parties in the Gravis
Computers extremely hopeful about the final verdict in the case. Singhania said
further, “We have full faith in the Indian judiciary and the efforts being
made by PCAIT members to get justice in the Sanjay Gupta case.” The next date
of hearing in the case has been fixed for January 7, 2007.

Apart from this the Gravis case also had an interesting episode in which
Gupta accused another Nehru Place-based dealer, Mahinder Aggarwal of Broadways
Computers, of brea­king open his office premises.

Anjali Choudhary