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The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached properties worthy astir ₹13.83 crore successful transportation with the alleged Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST) assistance scam successful Uttarakhand.
The ED probe is based connected a First Information Report registered by the State constabulary alleging siphoning disconnected of post-matric scholarships meant for SC/ST students from 2011-12 to 2016-17.
According to the agency, its probe revealed irregularities successful definite backstage acquisition institutions, specified arsenic Motherhood Institute of Management & Technology and Roorkee Institute of Management Sciences/Medical Sciences (RIMS) successful Uttarakhand; and Mahaveer Institute of Technology successful Uttar Pradesh.
It is alleged that the absorption of the institutions and associated societies/trusts fraudulently obtained assistance funds released by the Social Welfare Department of the Uttarakhand authorities by showing ineligible, non-genuine, and non-verifiable students arsenic beneficiaries.
The ED, successful its statement, said 6,208 assistance claims were processed by the District Social Welfare Officer, Haridwar, resulting successful disbursement of astir ₹27.98 crore arsenic assistance funds during the checked period.
While astir ₹19.74 crore was credited straight into the slope accounts of the institutions, astir ₹8.24 crore was allegedly transferred into the accounts maintained successful the names of students. Based connected its findings, the bureau alleged that 2,895 claims were fraudulent. Among the beneficiaries, 1,662 were not enrolled successful oregon registered with the respective institutions and 668 were absent.
As per allegations, slope accounts were opened successful the names of students and operated nether the power of assemblage absorption and staff. Scholarship amounts credited into specified accounts were transferred to the institutions oregon withdrawn successful cash. Funds were besides diverted to assorted acquisition societies, trusts, related entities, and 3rd parties, followed by currency withdrawals.
