The CBI has booked former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki for alleged corruption in award of contracts worth Rs 3.20 crore for a Government project in 2003.
Tuki, the then Minister of Consumer Affairs and Civil Supplies in Arunachal Pradesh, had allegedly colluded with his brother Nabam Tagam to take illegal gratification in lieu of the contracts given to develop two parking places in Nirjulee and Naharlagun in the state worth Rs 61.43 lakh and Rs 2.60 crore, officials said.
Tuki was the CM of the State during 2011-16. His brother Nabam Tagam, NN Osik, the then director civil supplies, and the then chief manager United Commercial Bank Sohrab Ali Hazarika have also been booked, they said.
Osik allegedly paid illegal gratification of Rs 30 lakh, which were credited in his account in Itanagar branch of the United Commercial Bank. The cheque was initially issued in the name of Tuki and was later changed to “yourself”, the agency alleged.
It said Hazarika, as the branch manager, helped to get the amount credited in Tuki’s account and did not obtain any authorisation for alterations made in the cheque beneficiary column.
The account holder’s name in the bank records was “obliterated” and was replaced with T Nabam in the specimen signature card. A picture of Tuki’s brother Nabam Tagam was also put on the specimen signature card.
The agency has booked all the accused for IPC sections relating to criminal conspiracy and forgery besides provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.