Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Oct 31: Police have registered FIR against two senior bank officials with regards to the transfer of Rs 55 crore belonging to rural infrastructure development corporation, that comes under department of rural development and panchayatraj to fake bank account in Mangaluru.
H K Patil, minister for rural development and Panchayatraj has confirmed the reports after the same was brought to light by H D Kumaraswamy, former chief minister, at a press conference on morning of Monday, October 30.
Patil informed that chief secretary of the rural development department has submitted the preliminary investigation report on evening of Monday, October 30. "We will take action as per the report. Instructions have been issued to take action against the two senior erring officials," said the minister.
H D Kumaraswamy
The money that belonged to the department, including Rs 20 crore and Rs 35 crore that is kept in fixed deposits on August 24 and August 30 at Indian Overseas Bank, Kulai-Mangaluru branch, which is situated in Nava Nidhi Complex of Gokul Nagar, Mangaluru, a total of Rs 55 crores is misused by the said officials.
A fake account in the name of Karnataka rural infrastructure development ltd (KRIDL) was opened in the same bank and the money was transferred to various accounts from this fake account. Suspicion arose after Vijaya Bank officials gave the information that they received an amount of Rs 50 lacs in the bank account belonging to Shah Exports in their Koramangala Branch, which had zero balance since two years.
Based on the report of Vijaya Bank officials, instructions were given to conduct investigation and submit report before October 28, according to the details given by the minister at the press conference.
Role of one senior official of KRIDL and another officer is suspected in this scam. In the meantime, as per the complaint filed by the KRIDL officials, FIR has been registered in Suratkal police station against the regional manager and branch manager of Indian Overseas Bank.
"In the same manner several crore belonging to different government departments was being transferred illegally. I had exposed such scam even during BJP rule. But nothing happened. Now this government is using 'white money' transferred in this fashion for elections. This is the evidence of transparent administration of Siddaramaiah government," ridiculed H D Kumaraswamy.