Source: The Sangai Express / S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, October 27 2009:
Breaking the errie silence ever since MSDP fund amounting to Rs 5.54 crore was fraudulently withdrawn from the UBI branch here, a top official of Churachandpur district administration today said the bank account through which the withdrawal was made was not a personal account but an officially sanctioned account.
The account was not in the name of RK Biren Singh, but EE/DRDA.
Whoever is the EE could operate it, the official clarified today.
On the charges of the DRDA flouting regular norms, the official retorted with the contention that the fund was withdrawn while it was mid-way in the process of transfer.
'Every scheme under the DRDA came through the Chairman and from there it was transferred to the implementing agency as the Chairman could not directly transfer the money to the beneficiary and in this case the implementing agency happenned to be the EE' .
The official maintained that cheques have been issued to two beneficiaries through the EE's account that was opened on March 16 this year before the fraudulent withdrawal and they have encashed their cheques as well.
Meanwhile, the KNF (Zogam) today raised posers already raised by various organizations as to why such a huge amount of money meant for the district was deposited in an individual's account (i.e EE/DRDA).
"KNF (Z) wants to ask whether it was pre-planned to steal the fund instead of giving away to the rightful beneficiaries.
The armed group also said it was very unfortunate for the people of the district that the money which was to be utilised for the welfare of the general public was withdrawn by some self-centric and selfish frauds for personal gain.