Lucknow: In a major action in Uttar Pradesh, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday raided a total of 14 locations including Lucknow, Ayodhya, Kushinagar, Pratapgarh and Amethi. According to officials, this action has been taken in the case of financial fraud of about Rs 4 crore in arrear payment to teachers in the Basic Education Department and embezzlement of government funds.
CBI investigation started on the orders of High Court
This entire matter is related to the alleged irregularities committed by the Basic Education Department in the payment of arrears to teachers and other beneficiaries. Following the order of Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court, CBI has taken over the investigation of this case. So far, five people have been named in the FIR registered by the central agency.
This is how the scam of Rs 4 crore happened
According to the CBI, one of the main accused in the case, who was then posted as Junior Accounts Clerk in the Basic Education Department, hatched a criminal conspiracy along with other accused and some unidentified persons. Under this conspiracy, about Rs 4 crore of teachers’ entitlements were diverted from the government account and transferred to different private bank accounts.
Amethi District Magistrate Sanjay Chauhan said, “This amount was meant to pay the arrears of teachers and other beneficiaries. After the matter came to light, a preliminary investigation was conducted. Based on the evidence, an FIR was first registered with the police and instructions were given to recover the amount from the people responsible. Later, after the accused parties approached the High Court, this investigation was handed over to the CBI on the instructions of the court.”
Documents and digital devices found in the raid
During the raids conducted across the state on Wednesday, CBI teams have achieved many important successes. Officials said that during the search, many incriminating documents related to the investment and utilization of embezzled money have been recovered. Along with this, several digital devices and gadgets have also been seized, whose forensic investigation is expected to expose other faces and money transactions behind this scam.
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