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News India Live, Digital Desk: A sensational financial scam case has come to light from Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. After Bokaro, now major financial irregularities have come to light in Hazaribagh District Treasury, where during the last eight years, Rs 15 crore 41 lakh Illegal withdrawal has been done. After this revelation, there has been a stir among the administrative staff and the government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the matter.
How did the ‘game’ worth crores happen?
According to the initial investigation and audit report, this scam was going on continuously since the year 2018. The fraudsters took advantage of the loopholes in the system and the technical shortcomings of the ‘Kuber Bill Management System’ portal to withdraw this huge amount.
Fake Bills and Duplicate Vouchers: Duplicate bills were passed several times during the same period.
Salary bill manipulation: Repeated withdrawals of the same amount were made using different treasury voucher numbers.
Tampering with master data: Government funds were transferred to private accounts through payroll processing and incorrect mapping in master data of employees.
3 policemen arrested, many officers under investigation
After the prompt action of Hazaribagh Deputy Commissioner, he is considered to be the main accused in this case. three policemen Has been arrested. They have been sent to judicial custody. The investigation team is now connecting all the links without whose collusion withdrawal of such a huge amount would not have been possible. The needle of suspicion is also on those personnel who were first posted in Hazaribagh Police Office and later went to the post of accountant in other districts.
Impact reached Bokaro and Dhanbad
Hazaribagh as well as Bokaro district Rs 4.29 crore A case of illegal withdrawal has already come to light. After these two big scams, treasuries in other districts of Jharkhand, especially Dhanbad and Garhwa, have been put on ‘alert mode’. The Finance Department has given strict instructions to all Withdrawal and Disbursement Officers (DDOs) that they should not rely only on accountants and should check the service books and financial records themselves.
Opposition attacking, government strict
Politics in the state has also intensified regarding this scam. BJP State Vice President Bhanu Pratap Shahi has directly blamed the loose control of the state government for this financial embezzlement. On the other hand, considering the seriousness of the matter, the government CID Indications have been given to include him in the investigation. Bokaro Deputy Commissioner has now made a rule that only authorized ‘Treasury Messengers’ will be able to deposit the bills, so that fraud can be prevented.
