CM vigilance registered case in connection with multi-crore rupees Assam DIPR scam

Guwahati, October 21 : After unearthed the multi-crore rupees scam in the office of the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), the Chief Minister's vigilance on Saturday had registered a case into the scam.

 

A top official of CM vigilance said that, the investigating agency had registered a case into the muti crore rupees scam and accusing several persons including its director Ranjit Gogoi and proprietor of advertising agency Rajiv Bora, Anjana Bora. 

 

The CM vigilance had filed an FIR into the scam before the special court in Guwahati.

 

Earlier, the sleuths of CM vigilance had raided the office of the DIPR several times and seized several vital documents.

 

On April 6 last, five officials of CM vigilance had raided the office in connection with Rs 40 crore scam under DIPR during the previous Congress led state government tenure.

 

The CM vigilance sleuths led by SP K Choudhury had grilled director Ranjit Gogoi at his office for several hours. 

 

'The previous Congress government had allocated Rs 40 crore in budget for Vision Assam Mission Assam project to make publicity the government schemes. Following the government directives, the Directorate of Information and Public Relations had called tender for publicity the government schemes, works by advertising in print and electronic media and showing hoardings in various locations. Out of 15 agencies, which participating in the tender process, only four agencies were awarded the works,' the top official said. 

 

The top cop also said that, the works order awarded to Tatua agency for hoarding, Brahmaputra Television Network, Delta Publicity and Pradip Advertising for advertising in print and electronic media. 

 

'Among the four agencies, alone Pradip Advertising was awarded Rs 10 crore work order. But the initial probe cleared that 90% fund was siphoned,' the official said.

 

During the investigation it revealed that, the Vision Assam Mission Assam project was implemented only in papers and it was done just before the last assembly poll in the state.

 

The vigilance official further said that, director Ranjit Gogoi also allegedly siphoned several crore of rupees in the name of a firm Nandita Creations, which firm was created on his wife's name.

 

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)