Retirement Didn’t Save Him: Arunachal’s ACB Nabs Ex-Forest Officer in Rs 31.93-Crore Scam

A badge and a pension don’t buy you immunity. Not in Arunachal Pradesh, at least not anymore. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Arunachal Pradesh arrested Chukhu Loma, a retired Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), on September 13, in connection with an alleged misappropriation of Rs 31.93 crore in government funds — money meant for public use … Read more

Who Got the Money? Rights Group Demands CBI Probe Into Kamle Hydro Project Compensation Scam

When a big infrastructure project comes to your land, you’re supposed to be compensated fairly. But in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kamle district, a rights organisation is now asking a very uncomfortable question — did the right people actually get that money? Human Rights of Arunachal (HRA) has fired off a sharp letter, dated September 1, calling … Read more

Roads on Paper, Nowhere on Ground: ACB Cracks Down on PMGSY Scam in Changlang

Roads on Paper, Nowhere on Ground: ACB Cracks Down on PMGSY Scam in Changlang

Roads that exist only in government files. Payments cleared for work barely done. And a contractor walking away with public money while villages remain cut off. That’s the ugly picture emerging from Changlang district, as the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) steps in to investigate serious irregularities in the implementation of PMGSY road projects under the DPIU-I … Read more