More skeletons tumble out, Rs.13.20 crore payout to deceased surfaces
LUCKNOW, Oct. 26 -- More skeletons are tumbling out as the investigation into the alleged Rs.42.04-crore pension scam in Chitrakoot progresses. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case has found that pension files of four deceased beneficiaries were reactivated, leading to transfers of Rs.13.20 crore into their accounts, officials said.
This case comes after the X-ray technician scam in September and nursing recruitment scam in Ballia in February, wherein crores of rupees were siphoned off from the state exchequer.
The SIT, headed by Chitrakoot circle officer (city) Arvind Kumar Verma, is investigating the scam that allegedly took place from the district treasury between August 30, 2018, and October 6, 2025. The probe began after senior treasury officer Ramesh Singh lodged an FIR on October 17 against four officials for alleged irregularities.
Those named in the FIR include former assistant treasury accountant Sandeep Kumar Srivastava, treasury accountant Ashok Kumar, assistant treasurer Vikas Singh Sachan, and retired assistant treasurer Awadesh Pratap Singh, along with 93 pensioners and family pensioners. P2...
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