The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development at Sriperumbudur near Chennai was raided by the sleuths of the CBI on Wednesday following allegations of massive fraud and financial irregularities to the tune of crores of rupees by the top honchos of the institute.
Though latha Pillai, director, RGNIYD, said no raids were conducted by the CBI in the institute, she said some officials from the CBI had ‘visited’ the institute on Wednesday and asked for ‘some’ information.
Sources in the institute said that the CBI officials thoroughly examined the office and residence of T Gopinath, an assistant professor and co-ordinator of the Centre for International Co-operation, RGNIYD. Pillai said she does not know anything of the raid. “I understand Gopinath is on leave and travelling. The news about the CBI raid is totally wrong,” she told The Pioneer.
The investigation is in connection with massive financial irregularities committed by some of the senior officials in the institute. Officials in the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs in New Delhi said that the institute was set up to impart skill development amd train youth in entrepreneurship development.