Engineer, contractor held in Rs 4.6 crore irrigation scam
They said the scam involved the release of payments for nonexistent roads and drains in Siraspur village in north Delhi and painting works in Burari, based on forged documents and manipulated test records.
ACB's Joint Commissioner Madhur Verma said the fraud came to light after the vigilance branch of the I&FC department received a complaint and ordered a preliminary probe. A team of engineers was set up by the Principal Secretary to physically verify the works.
'The probe found that 100% of the tender amounts had been disbursed in four separate projects—despite no physical work having been executed,' Verma said. According to investigators, M/s Baba Construction Company was awarded three tenders worth Rs 5.3 crore for constructing RCC drains and roads in Siraspur.
Of this, Rs 4.2 crore was fraudulently released without any work being done.
'In another case, M/s Amba Construction Company received Rs 43.74 lakh for repair and painting work at the CTP Network in Burari, exceeding the tender value of Rs 38.98 lakh—again, with no evidence of work on the ground,' Verma said.
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