ED launches probe into CISF pension fraud case

U Sudhakar Reddy / Oct 15, 2024, 00:30 IST

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ED launches probe into CISF pension fraud case

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate's Hyderabad unit has issued an enforcement case information report (ECIR) and initiated a money laundering probe into a pension fraud involving CISF personnel where around 60 lakh was allegedly siphoned off.
The fraud involves the New Pension Scheme (NPS) of CISF personnel managed by the cheque drawing and disbursement officer (CDDO) under National Industrial Security Academy (NISA).The ED probe is based on the FIR registered by Jawaharnagar police on April 18 last year following a complaint by CISF inspector Sreerama Krishna of NISA at Hakimpet, Shamirpet mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri district.
An internal inquiry revealed that Roop Singh Meena, a head constable/clerk at NISA, was allegedly involved in the fraud along with other individuals during his attachment at NISA. The Jawaharnagar police registered a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust against the accused.
"We have decided identify the money trail. The accused was questioned and we are working to recover the jawans' lost pension amounts," said an ED official.

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U Sudhakar Reddy

Sudhakar Reddy Udumula is the Editor (Investigation) at the Times of India, Hyderabad. Following the trail of migration and drought across the rustic landscape of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Sudhakar reported extensively on government apathy, divisive politics, systemic gender discrimination, agrarian crisis and the will to survive great odds. His curiosity for peeking behind the curtain triumphed over the criminal agenda of many scamsters in the highest political and corporate circles, making way for breaking stories such as Panama Papers Scam, Telgi Stamp Paper Scam, and many others. His versatility in reporting extended to red corridors of left-wing extremism where the lives of security forces and the locals in Maoist-affected areas were key points of investigation. His knack for detail provided crucial evidence of involvement from overseas in terrorist bombings in Hyderabad.

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