mortgage had been given to the bankmsfcdcs fixed deposits of rs 4 crore were pledged to prasar bharati for issuing a bank guarantee on behalf of mr ahmed for hum ek hainthis led to a loss of rs 385 crore by the corporation since the programme did not take off and prasar bharati encashed the bank guaranteemr swarup said mr shukla took certain decisions without his knowledge and it was unfair to drag him mr swarup into the scandal however mr swarup did not appear before the committee to rebut the charges against himwhen asked about this he said the inquiry committee comprised nonofficial members who are they to inquire into decisions taken by the corporations md the state government should inquire into itthe committee has recommended launching criminal proceedings against mr swarup mr shukla and mr ahmed