Rajput allegedly posed as the Executive Engineer using forged signatures and a government department seal to secure a government grant, assisted by 10 others.
Former Gujarat cadre IAS officer BD Ninama was arrested on Tuesday for running bogus ‘Irrigation Project Division’ in Bodeli since 2016 when he was posted as the additional collector in the district, said police.
Announcing the formation of the SIT Monday, SP Shaikh said it would also investigate if Rajput has committed similar crimes with any other government departments.
The scam was allegedly facilitated by creating a bogus government office – ‘Irrigation Project Division’ – in Bodeli taluka in Gujarat’s Chhota Udepur district.
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