Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Friday ordered instant suspension of an account officer beneath Ahmedabad District Panchayat in reference to the Rs 7 crore faux invoice rip-off and an inquiry into the whole episode. Patel introduced the motion in an official message which he additionally posted on social media.
The officer has been recognized as Hardik Prajapati. The alleged rip-off is said to the schooling sector of Ahmedabad district.
Ahmedabad District Development Officer (DDO) Anil Dhameliya stated {that a} Deputy Accounts Officer has already been suspended on this case and three separate FIRs have been registered in opposition to him. Two taluka main schooling officers have additionally been suspended on this connection.
According to Dhamelia, the alleged rip-off is of round Rs 8 crore, through which the involved officers are accused of constructing duplicate payments of the earned leaves of academics on the time of retirement.
At the identical time, the criminals named within the case are accused of depositing authorities grants associated to the admission of 25 p.c college students beneath the Right to Education Act within the accounts of third events as an alternative of the faculties involved.
Between 2015 and 2021, a complete of 53 such transactions got here to the discover of district authorities.
“We have registered three FIRs against the Deputy Accounts Officer in three talukas (with charges like cheating, breach of trust etc.) and Prajapati has been suspended (today) as it happened in his section and one person did it in three done separately. Taluka their further investigation will be initiated by the government,” stated Dhamelia.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
