CBI raid continues at NGOC office in National Games scam

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CBI raid continues at NGOC office in National Games scam

Saturday, 28 May 2022 | PNS | Ranchi

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids in connection with 34th National Games continued on Friday too, as the investigating agency carried out raids at the National Games Organizing Committee (NGOC) office at Morhabadi and other places. On Thursday too, the office of NGOC was raided by the probe team.

It is to be known that the CBI has raided 16 places of 13 people, including the then Sports Minister, and Congress leader Bandhu Tirkey, a day ago regarding this matter. On Thursday, the CBI had raided 16 locations, including the residence of former Jharkhand Sports Minister Bandhu Tirkey.

However, Tirkey today dared the probe agency to bring all the recoveries from his locations into the public domain. He said it was necessary to save his proper image among the public. Tirkey said the CBI’s action within 24 hours of the declaration of the Mandar by-election and wide media publicity raises doubts about the intention of the investigating agency.

The CBI team is looking for important papers and other documents associated with the NG scam. Earlier, the CBI team had named RK Anand (working president of the 34th National Games), general secretary SS Hashmi, Madhukant Pathak (treasurer) and then sports director PC Mishra as accused in the case.

The case has been registered under section 120(B) and 420 of IPC, and Section 13(2), 13(1)(D)of PC Act 1988. In 2007the National Games were to be organized in Jharkhand. But due to lack of preparation, the 34th National Games were held in Jharkhand in the year 2011. Before the organization of the National Games, cases of irregularities in the purchase of sports materials, sports, contracts, irregularities in construction came to the fore. According to the estimates, the government suffered a loss of more than 29 crores. After which in the year 2010, ACB had registered an FIR in this regard.

As part of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) operation, seven places in Ranchi and five locations in Dhanbad are also being searched, officials said. Tirkey was recently convicted for amassing disproportionate assets by a Jharkhand court and stripped of his assembly membership.

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