A senior accountant at Accountant General (Administration) has been booked for allegedly committing a fraud of Rs 52 lakh. The accused was sent for three-day police remand by a court on Wednesday.
According to police, a case was registered against Shiv Kumar, a senior accountant at Accountant General (Administration), under various sections, including 420 (Cheating) of the Indian Penal Code. The complainant in the matter, Aditi Sharma, Deputy Accountant General, reported that Shiv Kumar was given two blank cheques of Government property, worth Rs 16 lakh and Rs 36 lakh. However Shiv misused the cheques and deposited them in his account for personal gain.
On receiving information about the alleged misuse, Aditi Sharma lodged a complaint of fraud against Shiv with police. Kumar was arrested on Wednesday and was sent for three-day police remand by district court, said a police official.