Aizawl, Nov 8 (IANS) In a significant development, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Mizoram on Friday arrested a top student leader of the influential Mizo Students’ Union (MSU) on allegations of defrauding and misappropriating funds meant for Covid-19 relief and medical aid for Myanmar refugees, officials said.
An official said that soon after the arrest of MSU President Samuel Zoramthanpuia (34) he was produced before the chief judicial magistrate court, which sent the accused into judicial custody and was sent to Central Jail, Tanhril, Aizawl.
According to the official in 2022, the ACB received a complaint alleging irregularities in utilisation of Rs 50 lakh, sanctioned by the state’s Health and Family Welfare Department to provide in Covid-19 relief to MSU.
Another amount of Rs 15 lakh donated by the Chin Health Organisation (CHO).
Both Rs 50 lakh and Rs 15 lakh were meant for the medical aid for Myanmar refugees, sheltered in Mizoram.
After receiving the complaints, the ACB registered a formal case on October 17 and initiated a probe and after a preliminary inquiry confirmed the misappropriation of funds.
“The probe revealed that MSU President Zoramthanpuia, who was then the general secretary of the student body, had been involved in both cheating and embezzlement. Finally the ACB sleuth arrested him on Friday,” the official told the media.
Meanwhile, a police official said that Zoramthanpuia was also accused for his involvement in the kidnapping and extortion through threats of non-local employees of a construction farm under Mizoram Power and Electricity Department located at Aizawl’s Zuangtui locality.
An employee of the farm stated in the FIR that around 10 MSU members kidnapped the three non-local employees of the farm and threatened that the three employees would not be released if Rs two lakh was not paid.
The three employees of the private farm were rescued by a team of Mizoram Police on Friday evening.
–IANS
sc/
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
