[Assam] AT-news item

[Ram Sarangapani]

The GOA ought to be applauded for tackling corruption in the state. First,
there were reports of school teachers appointed based on fake credentials,
then we had admissions into medical colleges based on fake credentials (some
of these have even become doctors). The GOA is going back into records and
arresting and flushing out these con artists.

And now this multi-crore pension scam. The other areas the GOA could focus
on are
The Sales Tax department (one of the most corrupt)
The GMC, the ASEB, and District Transport Office. We all know there is long
list, but the GOA ought to be commended for at least taking these bold
steps.

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*Dy Supdt, 3 others nabbed
*By A Staff Reporter
 GUWAHATI, Sept 2 – In a sensational case, four persons, including the
Deputy Superintendent of the Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH), Dr
Ranjit Kumar Deka, have been arrested following the busting of a multi-crore
financial scam involving the GMCH, the Accountant General (AG) office and
the Treasury office. The other three persons arrested in this connection are
Sanjib Majumdar, senior accountant, AG office; Srichand Valmiki, sweeper
supervisor, GMCH; and Amarjit Singh, also sweeper supervisor, GMCH.

"Ninety-eight fake pension payment orders (PPOs) have been seized and the
kingpins of the rackets arrested," police said

It is suspected that the scam, involving crores of government money, started
in 1995 and continued till 2005, police said.

Fake pension papers in the names of grade-IV employees, especially sweepers,
were initiated by the establishment, and the pension branch of the office of
the Superintendent, GMCH. Fake death certificates, photographs and various
other documents were prepared and sent to the AG office for approval of
pension.

"The modus operandi had been that some staff of the AG office, in connivance
with the GMCH staff, approve the pension and prepare the pension payment
orders (PPOs), which are sent to the Treasury office. The Treasury office
then prepares the pensions, and the money withdrawn is shared among the
treasury office, AG office staff, GMCH officials and some sweeper
supervisors (havildars), police said.

Further investigation by the police is on. It is likely that the police
would be making more arrests in the days to come.
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