Srijan Scam : IT Raids residence of Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi's cousin
Patna, Sep 6 (IBNS) : The income tax department on Thursday raided eight places in the state, including the house of Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Modi’s cousin, in connection with the Rs. 880-crore Srijan scam, media reports said.
According to reports, the officials were searching Rekha Modi's residence in a posh locality of Patna city. The Srijan scam pertains to the illegal siphoning of government funds. The IT sleuths were also searching several business establishments in Patna, Purnia and Bhagalpur.
The Srijan Mahila Vikas Sahyog Samiti Limited, a non-government organisation, is accused of pilfering government funds from the Bhagalpur district administration’s accounts for various welfare schemes in connivance with district officials, bankers and its staff.
It has been alleged that a large amount of government funds were fraudulently transferred into its accounts between 2004 and 2014. The NGO used to provide vocational training to women in Bhagalpur and its office is located in Sabour block of the district.
It has been alleged that the name of Rekha Modi, a social activist, figured as one of the beneficiaries of the government funds transferred fraudulently to the account(s) of the NGO between 2007 and 2017 at Bhagalpur.
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