In the MNREGA scam, Balrampur case, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has temporarily attached properties valued at Rs. 97.18 Lakh in accordance with the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Six agricultural lands, one house valued at Rs. 77.82 Lakh in the name of Smt. Sukhrani w/o Bhagwati Prasad Verma, the District Rural Development Authority’s Project Director at the time, and two plots valued at Rs. 19.36 Lakh in the name of private supplier Athar Parvez comprise the attached properties. All of the homes were purchased either during or after the scam’s duration, and all cash payments were made—the source of which was unclear.
Based on a formal complaint filed by the ACB, CBI, Lucknow against public servants and private vendors in accordance with the 31 January 2014 ruling of the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in Writ Petition No. 12802 (M/B) of 2011, the ED began an investigation. In this case, the ACB, CBI, and Lucknow had determined that Rs. 1.81 crore were the proceeds of crime.
According to an ED investigation, government officials colluded with private suppliers to commit extensive financial irregularities and embezzle large sums of public funds for subpar or nonexistent goods when acquiring goods necessary for the Balrampur District of Uttar Pradesh’s MNREGA Scheme. As a result of their acts, millions of government funds were embezzled. Additional research is currently being conducted.
