The chargesheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the alleged public fund diversion to extremist groups based in North Cachar Hill District of Assam has revealed some startling facts including diversion of funds to the tune of 20 crore rupees in the last two years from the Public Health Engineering and Social Welfare departments. Most of the transactions, which involved several crores of public money were made through a Hawala racket based in Kolkata, the charge-sheet mentioned. While stating that there was direct nexus between the district council members including its chief executive member, Mohit Hojai, contractors and government officials and the Jewel Garlosa Fraction of Dima Halam Daogah, the chargesheet stated that the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council election of 2007, where Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) formed the council in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was backed by the extremist group. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed the chargesheet on November 17, where as many as 14 accused were named. Of the 14 accused, the NIA has arrested 10 of them. This was the first instance of the NIA filing a chargesheet in the country.<br/>
News On AIR | November 21, 2009 9:13 AM
Rs 20-cr diverted from welfare dept: NIA report