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Guwahati, April 24 : Police had arrested another official of Assam Panchayat and Rural development department (P&RD) in connection with the multi-crore rupees Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) scam in the Assam's hills district Karbi Anglong.
According to the reports, the Hamren police on Monday had arrested Kamaleswar Kalita, junior engineer of state P&RD from his house at Azara in Kamrup district.
A top police official said that, the arrested junior engineer who presently worked at Chamaria development block was allegedly involved in the multi-crore rupees scam during his service at Chinthong development block.
Earlier, the Hamren police arrested three persons including a junior engineer in connection with the scam.
A case (34/2011) was registered under section of 409 IPC at Baithalangso police station for alleged siphoning of MGNREGA fund of Rs 59 crore in Ronkhang development block in the hills district.
The Hamren police on Friday night had arrested a junior engineer Latika Saikia Chetia from her house at Beltola Survey area in Guwahati.
Police also arrested a Village Development Council (VDC) member Rika Timungpi and Gram Sewak Mizi Engleng in connection with the multi-crore rupees scam.
The sleuths of Hamren police said that, several government officials under state rural development department had siphoned crores of rupees under the employment scheme in the development block by fake job cards, fake muster rolls, fake development schemes.
The case was registered after complaint submitted by a person name Ramsing Ronghang.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
