PATNA: The CBI on Saturday submitted chargesheets in three different cases against 60 people, including a senior retired IAS officer K P Ramaiah, in the special CBI court in connection with multi-crore
Srijan scam. One of the accused, Manorma Devi, founder secretary of the NGO –
Srijan
Vikas Sahkari Sahyog Samiti – which had its headquarters at Sabour in
Bhagalpur
, is dead.
In the three separate chargesheets, the accused have been charged with lowering their official position and conniving with office-bearers of the NGO to siphon off public funds worth several crore between 2008 and 2014. Ramaiah, who was then posted as DM of Bhagalpur, has been charged with allowing open bank accounts in Srijan Private Cooperative Bank with the help of deputy collector (nazarat) Vijay Kumar and depositing Rs 3.5 crore. Names of altogether 28 people figured in the chargesheet filed in case number RC14A/17.
In another case-RC10A/18, chargesheet was submitted against 13 people, including Manorma Devi (dead). The accused, which included bank officials and office bearers of the NGO, have been charged with embezzling over Rs 38 crore. In the third chargesheet in case number RC15A/17, the accused have been charged with swindling funds to the tune of Rs 50 crore. The names of 19 people figured in the third chargesheet.