CBI: Chargesheet filed against Former DGM over FCI ‘scam’

Guwahati: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet here against a former deputy general manager (region) of the regional office of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the owner of a private company in Kokrajhar. Is. a case.

“The investigating agency had filed a charge sheet against two accused – Bhaskaran Devanand, then Deputy General Manager (Region), FCI, Guwahati and Sagar Basumatary, owner of M/s Sagar Basumatary, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar, Assam. Govt. Treasuries 55.28 lakh (approx.) loss,” said an official statement issued to the media on Tuesday.
On 28 October 2021, a case was registered against the former Deputy General Manager of FCI (Guwahati) and the owner of a private company based in Kokrajhar (Assam), among others, alleging that there were irregularities in awarding transport contracts. Manipulation of clearance of food and transportation bills that improperly favors private contractors.

The CBI had earlier searched the house of the accused.
“Documents relating to FCI’s transport contracts, handwritten transcripts of records of expenditure/payments made and bank passbook details, check books containing record slips were seized,” the probe agency’s statement said. have been recovered from the owner’s residence.”

In July last year, the CBI had filed a supplementary chargesheet in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Kamrup against nine persons, including top executives of a private group of companies, in the chit fund case.
On December 24, 2015, the investigating agency registered a case against a private group of companies located in Dimapur (Nagaland), Nagaon (Assam) and its then managing director, then chairman, then general manager and then director, among others. was Reference also by the Assam Government on the order of the Supreme Court and in the chit fund scam.
The accused officers are Chandan Das (then Managing Director), Arjoo Acharjee then Chairman, Uttam Acharjee, then General Manager, Ahsok Chakrabarty, then Director and Sangita Das (all from Jeevan Suraksha Group of Companies), then Director. .

The companies under the group are Jeevan Suraksha Real Estate Limited, Jeevan Suraksha Associates Marketing Pvt. Ltd., Jeevan Suraksha Energy & Industries Ltd. and Jeevan Suraksha Trading & Financial Ltd. (represented by Chandan Das).