0 Grant Thornton India LLP (GT), which was appointed to conduct a forensic audit of IL&FS Engineering and Construction Co Ltd (IECCL), a unit of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS), shows lack of system and record to handle complaints raised by whistle-blowers. The forensic auditor identified numerous email communications that highlighted whistleblower complaints with regards to the business operations of IECCL.
GT says, during its review, it had identified multiple whistleblower complaints, which highlighted anomalies in the projects executed by IECCL.
"However, based on the clarification dated 22 November 2019, we were informed by the representatives of IECCL that there were no whistleblower complaints received by IECCL during the review period. Thus, it appears unusual that even after multiple whistleblower complaints highlighting various issues in the projects, no documentation such as actions taken or investigation reports are available with the representatives of IECCL," the auditor says.