The alleged scam pertains to misappropriation of Valmiki Corporation funds. It came to light in May this year after the Corporation’s accounts superintendent, Chandrashekhar, died by suicide at his residence. Chandrashekhar had left behind a note alleging misappropriation of the welfare funds.
Soon after, the Karnataka government constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the allegations, while the Enforcement Directorate (ED) too began a separate probe.
As per the ED, around ₹90 crore was illegally transferred from the Valmiki Corporation’s Union Bank of India account to several unauthorised accounts.
Source: Barandbench
