NEW DELHI/PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar has recommended CBI probe into
Bhagalpur Srijan scam
, according to an official statement.
The Rs 1,000 crore Srijan scam involves alleged transfer of government funds to private accounts between 2005 and 2013 when BJP leader
Sushil Kumar Modi was the finance minister.
Nitish Kumar has asked the state chief secretary to hand over the entire matter related to fraudulent withdrawal of government funds to the CBI.
A communique from CM Office says "Since involvement of some nationalised banks and several government and bank officials have came into light in police probe till date, the government found it a fit case to hand over to CBI for further investigation and necessary action."
Leader of opposition
Tejashwi Yadav had on Thursday demanded a CBI probe into the scam. His father and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad also reiterated his demands for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe.
After days of investigation, a Special Investigation Team said crores were diverted from the bank accounts of different departments, including Mukhyamantri Shahari Vikas Yojna in Bhagalpur district, with the help of NGO
Srijan Sahayog Mahila Vikas Samiti
.
So far, eight people have been arrested, including Prem Kumar, an aide of the Bhagalpur District Magistrate, in connection with the scam.
(With inputs from Madan Kumar in Patna)
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