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United News of India
4 days ago
- United News of India
UP: Food grain scam in Ballia
Varanasi, July 20 (UNI) The ghost of a two-decade-old big scam from the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh has come out once again. The team of EOW (Economic Offences Wing) Varanasi on Saturday arrested Rajendra Prasad Verma, the then Gram Panchayat Officer of Pandah Block, on charges of food grain scam and embezzlement of government money. Confirming the arrest on Sunday, EOW Varanasi Sector Inspector Sunil Kumar Verma, the investigating officer in the case, said that between the years 2002 and 2005, many development schemes were run in various villages of Pandah Block under the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana. These schemes mainly included works like soil work, drain construction, laying of gravel, road repair, and culvert construction. During the investigation it came to light that a huge fraud was committed with the connivance of the Gram Panchayat Officer, Gram Pradhans, and Kotedars. By registering the names of fake workers on the muster roll, cash amounting to Rs 34.70 lakh and food grains worth Rs 32.43 lakh were embezzled. Thus, a total of about Rs 67.13 lakh of government money was misused. During the investigation of the scam, they found the involvement of a total of 12 people on the basis of evidence, including the main accused, Rajendra Prasad Verma. The accused was arrested on Saturday near his residence in Pandah, disclosed Sunil. Rajendra Prasad Verma has been charged with fraud, forgery, and corruption under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. He will be produced in the special court in Varanasi under the Prevention of Corruption Act, he claimed, adding that the search and investigation of other accused is going on, and further action will be taken in this case soon. UNI XC-MBD ARN
Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Panchayat officer held for 67L scam
The Economic Offences Wing on Saturday arrested Rajendra Prasad Verma, former gram panchayat officer, accused of embezzling over Rs 67 lakh in govt funds under the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana between 2002 and 2005. Evidence gathered over the years confirmed involvement of 12 accused, including Verma, who was absconding. TNN
