The State Vigilance Bureau may take the arrested National Games Organising Committee (NGOC) secretary SM Hashmi and former sports director PC Mishra, accused of financial irregularities and embezzlement of funds during the 34th National Games held in Ranchi, on remand. The duo was held on Tuesday from Audrey House office of Vigilance Bureau late in the evening after being summoned for interrogation.
“Being a part of probe, we will seek their remand as and when it is required,” said a Vigilance official. Probe is still on against others also who are named in the case, added the official. The FIR was registered with the Vigilance Bureau on Septemeber 27, 2009 following a complaint lodged by the then president of state wrestling federation and currently president of Jharkhand Hockey Bhola Nath Singh.
later, the Vigilance Bureau filed an FIR against NGOC working chairman RK Anand, Madhukant Pathak SM Hashmi, and PC Mishra, besides few others for misappropriation of public funds misuse and misuse of office for purchase of equipment and construction of infrastructure for the Games.