Hyderabad: Another employee of BR Ambedkar Open University, who is allegedly involved in the funds transfer scam, has managed to give the slip to the police due to the negligence of university authorities.
Following the arrest of computer operator Y.V. Rajeswar Rao, who diverted the varsity funds to his wife's account, the role of clerk LJ. Chouhan came to light.
Due to a delay by the varsity authorities to communicate to the police, the co-accused escaped.
Y.V. Rajeswar Rao, who was working in the finance department, had opened a joint bank account and had been diverting university funds for two years.
The audit department unearthed the scam and found a mismatch of Rs 30 lakh.
Rajeswar Rao was nabbed on Tuesday and the police found that he diverted Rs 9 lakh.
“He revealed the name of Chouhan. Due to the negligence of officials, he escaped,” a source said.
