Hyderabad: L.A. Chouhan, the second employee of B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) suspected of involvement in the illegal transfer of funds, was nabbed and interrogated by the police. He revealed that three other employees had been involved in the scam.
The Madhapur police had registered a case based on a complaint filed by registrar C. Venkataiah, and subsequently arrested computer operator Y.V. Rajeswar Rao, the prime accused. During the course of the investigation, he had revealed to the police that L.A. Chouhan, a clerk from the finance department, had also been involved.
Rao had opened a joint bank account, along with his wife, into which he had diverted funds from the university over a period of two years. “He initially began with Rs 3,000 and Rs 5,000, and gradually went up to Rs 1 lakh,” said the registrar.
According to sources, the second suspect revealed to the police that three more persons, including two senior officials from the finance department, had been involved in the scam. One of the three suspects has been absconding for the past week.
According to reports, nearly Rs 30 lakh have been diverted from the university. The authorities have also constituted an external committee to look into the case.
Strict action will be take against errant officials, said BRAOU authorities.
