Gorakhpur. CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch Lucknow team raided the Punjab National Bank branch located at Vikas Bhawan on Thursday in connection with the multi-crore scam of various government schemes. The two-member team questioned the officers and employees of the bank as well as some other departments including social welfare. Also took some necessary documents. The team is currently staying in Gorakhpur and can investigate on Friday as well.
The officials of the team, which came from Lucknow to investigate the case of embezzlement of government money by opening fake accounts, had also contacted some officers and employees of Gorakhpur on Tuesday. But on Thursday the team reached Vikas Bhavan. Apart from the bank, the team also inquired and collected documents in some other departments including Social Welfare Department, DPRO Office. The list of beneficiaries who got scholarship between 2012 and 2015 was sought from the Social Welfare Department, but the departmental officials said that it would be available from Lucknow.
At present the team is currently camping in Gorakhpur. Will leave for Lucknow on Friday. The amount of the scam is being estimated to be five crores but it is being told that this amount may increase further. CBI has registered an FIR in this case in April 2017 along with 5 officers-employees of the bank including former branch manager SN Choubey.
Already, officers and employees have been questioned
The CBI has summoned the officers, employees of various departments including the bank several times to Lucknow and interrogated them for hours. In 2019, on 23 and 24 September also, two employees of the Social Welfare Department were questioned. Bank officers, employees as well as former and present officers and employees of some other departments of the district are on the radar in the scam.
Embezzlement by opening 15 dummy accounts
Former manager SN Choubey, with the help of his officers and employees of the bank, opened 15 dummy accounts of various government schemes and withdrawn about Rs 5 crore between 2012 and 2015. These schemes included schemes like Mahamaya Financial Assistance, Rani Laxmi Bai Yojana, Disabled Pension, Scholarship, Old-Widow Pension.
FIR has been registered against them
Branch Manager Shyama Nand Choubey, Loan Incharge Pradeep Kumar Jaiswal, Loan Incharge Om Prakash Mall, Head Cashier Rajendra Kumar, Peon Arvind Kumar and many others unknown.
The game of embezzlement from these accounts
Tatkal Account No. 0183010100015950- Scholarship Account
Tatkal Account No. 4755002100000050- Scholarship (General)
Tatkal Account No. 4755005500000041- Scholarship (Backward Class)
Tatkal Account No. 4755005500001197- Collection Account Scholarship
Tatkal Account No. 4755002100000082- Collection Account
Savings Account No. 4755000100025276- Collection Account
Savings Account No. 4755000100029591- Collection Account (To)
Savings Account No. 4755000100029856- Collection Account- Lohia Yojana
Tatkal Account Number 4755005500000014- Old Age Pension Scheme
Tatkal Account Number 4755005500000023- Widow Pension Scheme
Tatkal Account Number 4755005500000032- Disabled Pension Scheme
Tatkal Account Number 4755005500000117- Mahamaya Financial Help Scheme
Savings Account No. 4755000100027937- Rani Laxmi Bai Yojna
Savings Account No. 4755000100027955- Widow Pension Scheme
Savings Account No. 4755000100027946- Old Age Pension Scheme
The CBI team had come in the context of the investigation. questioned in some cases. Whatever information is being asked, they are being given. We are fully cooperating with the inquiry.
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