India, May 18 -- Gujarat minister Bachubhai Khabad's son, Balvant Khabad, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in irregularities worth Rs.71 crore in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) scheme in Dahod, a police officer said.

The arrest followed a probe into fraudulent activities by contracted agencies that received government payments without completing work or supplying goods.

"Dahod Police have arrested Bachubhai Khabad's son, Balvant Khabad, and the then TDO [Taluka development officer] Darshan Patel in connection with the MGNREGA scam in the district. We arrested five persons earlier," said deputy police superintendent Jagdishsinh Bhandari on Saturday.

The irregula...