Private firm owner arrested for embezzlement of govt. funds worth ₹13.8 crore
The Hindu
A 59-year-old woman has been arrested for her alleged involvement in the store item purchase scam at AIIMS, the police said on Saturday. She caused the government exchequer a loss of ₹13.8 crore.Addit
A 59-year-old woman has been arrested for her alleged involvement in the store item purchase scam at AIIMS, the police said on Saturday. She caused the government exchequer a loss of ₹13.8 crore.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Economic Offences Wing) RK Singh said that the accused has been identified as Sneh Rani Gupta, resident of Pitampura.
The police said that Dr Anoop Daga, Medical Superintendent of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences – AIIMS, lodged a complaint regarding embezzlement of government funds to the tune of ₹5 crore. The investigation revealed that funds worth ₹13.8 crore were misappropriated by the accused for purchasing linen items. “These items were purchased on basis of forged supply orders, no actual supply of items took place, and payment was released to the supplier firm in the name of M/s Sneh Enterprises,” Mr Singh said.
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