Vigilance submits status report in HC over dal scam
PTI | 11:07 AM,Jul 20,2011Cuttack, July 20 (PTI) State Vigilance Directorate, the anti-corruption wing of police department has submitted a status report in Orissa High Court pertaining to the ongoing investigations into multi-crore dal scam in five districts. The Directorate maintains that pecuniary advantages to the tune of Rs 19.62 crore were made by certain government officials by showing undue favour to private suppliers and traders in the districts of Balasore, Jajpur, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj and Deogarh. As a result, poor and substandard quality of pulses were supplied during implementation of feeding schemes in 2009-10 and 2010-11, said the report submitted yesterday. School students, children, pregnant and nursing mothers coming under midday meal (MDM), supplementary nutrition programme (SNP) and emergency food programme (EFP) in these districts were provided with mould-grown and substandard pulses, it said. The report further said that at least one criminal case each was registered in all these districts in which a total of 34 accused persons were arrested ever since the vigilance registered cases over the scam earlier this year."All the arrested persons were, however, released on bail as per orders of the High Court, the report maintains.The investigating officers have also examined at least 87 witnesses and seized a total of 152 documents from all the five districts, the report said adding that further investigation in the cases are on. more PTI COR SKN RG
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