Secretary and bank in charge suspended in Co-operative Society scam worth Rs 3 crore

The committee’s secretary and bank in-charge have been suspended with immediate effect in the Rs 3 crore scam in the mini-bank of the co-operative society in Haridwar district. On behalf of the Assistant Development Officer, a case has been registered against the accused for embezzlement. The scam was being investigated for six months, but now the action of both the accused has been stirred by the employees of the department and officials.

In September, the Department of Cooperatives had released statements of mini banks of seven committees which were full of discrepancies. On September, the bank’s inquiry was conducted by the Assistant Registrar. The investigation of the bank opened at the village of Garhmirpur was being conducted by the Salempur Cooperative Committee.

After the inquiry report came, there was a corruption of Rs 2 crore 89 lakh in the bank. On viewing the account’s balance sheet, less than two crore 89 lakhs were found in the account. On behalf of Assistant Registrar Manoj Kumar Punetha, the committee secretary Naresh Kumar and bank in-charge Nitin have been suspended with immediate effect.