Bokaro ASI Held for ₹1.11 Crore Illegal Withdrawals; CID Takes Over Chaibasa Treasury Scam Case

Principal Accountant General’s audit report uncovered ₹2.70 crore in illegal withdrawals from the Bokaro treasury via the Bokaro SP’s bank account (10854154749) without a mobile number or OTP, across 51 transactions from 2017 to 2025, along with extensive master data fudging (2890 PAN numbers changed). It also noted ₹15.98 crore withdrawn across 271 dubious transactions since 2017, including ₹9.79 crore in the name of Kaushal Kumar Pandey and ₹3.48 crore in Sankalp B’s mobile number, highlighting broader irregularities.

ASI Ashok Bhandari, posted in the Bokaro SP office account section, was arrested in connection with illegal withdrawals of ₹1.11 crore from Bokaro treasury’s TA bills since 2020. The SIT also took over a Chaibasa treasury case involving ₹42 lakh and registered a fresh FIR against four accused, including a police personnel, in a Chaibasa-related matter. The SIT indicated a separate Chaibasa case involving ₹26.21 lakh and noted arrests in that matter.

SIT arrested Chaibasa constable Dev Narayan Murmu (and two relatives and a friend) in the Chaibasa case and arrested home guard Satish Kumar Singh in the Bokaro case connected with illegal withdrawals from the Bokaro SP office, including ₹1.06 crore withdrawn and ₹43 lakh frozen in bank accounts.

Chaibasa treasury officer Sumit Kumar lodged an FIR at Chaibasa Mufassil Police Station against Dev Narayan Murmu and three other accused in connection with illegal withdrawals from the Chaibasa treasury (₹26.21 lakh) dating from 2017 to 2025.