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Srijan scam: ED to start its own probe

The ED, sources said, will initiate its probe on the basis of around 25 FIRs registered by the CBI into the matter.

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is all set initiate its seperate probe into the multicrore Srijan scam in Bihar in which government funds worth several crores were allegedly diverted to the accounts of a non-government organisation.

The ED, sources said, will initiate its probe on the basis of around 25 FIRs registered by the CBI into the matter.

Sources said the ED will register separate cases under the stringent provisions of the money laundering act to probe the scam.

The Bihar Police had earlier issued a lookout notice against the secretary of ‘Srijan’, Priya Kumar and her husband for allegedly swindling over '1000 crore of government money in Bhagalpur. Priya Kumar is the daughter-in-law of late Manorama Devi.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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