CBI Raids 26 Locations In 11 States Over BRO Funds Misappropriation; 10 Officers Named In FIRs
CBI Raids 26 Locations In 11 States Over BRO Funds Misappropriation; 10 Officers Named In FIRs
New Delhi, July 6 : The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday carried out searches at 26 locations across eleven states and Union Territories in connection with four criminal cases involving the misappropriation of funds of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the agency said in a statement.
The searches were conducted in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland. Several incriminating documents and digital evidence were recovered during the operation, and the investigation is continuing.
Ten Officers Named In Four FIRs
A total of ten BRO officers of the ranks of Lieutenant Colonel, Major, and Engineer, along with certain private persons, have been named in the four First Information Reports registered by the agency.
The FIRs were filed on the basis of criminal complaints lodged by the Ministry of Defence, which acted on the findings of an internal enquiry conducted by a Technical Board of Officers of the BRO. The internal probe reportedly found prima facie evidence of financial misconduct linked to labour deployment and wage payments.
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