Rs 150-crore fund misuse charge: Police probes, AAP & Congress say act

Police sources said the issue was raised recently before the Police Commissioner and meetings were held with senior district officers. A senior police officer said, “Someone in the force had informed the Commissioner about misuse of ‘professional services’ funds. This particular head receives around Rs 400 crore. Out of this, at least Rs 150-200 crore have been misused. We asked DCPs to clarify where they spent the money. If we detect any misuse or illegal activity, we will take action against the officers.”

Special Commissioner of Police (Provisioning and Financial Division) Lalatendu Mohanti has asked all district officers (DCPs and Additional DCPs) to provide information on expenditure of funds. Police are verifying allegations and an internal enquiry is being conducted by the financial advisor who will report to Mohanti.

Meanwhile, AAP and Congress leaders have demanded strict action against police. “Rs 350 crore scam in Delhi Police. Will CBI, ED or LG sir get it investigated? Will CBI-ED call LG Saxena for questioning? Or is their job only to implicate AAP leaders in fake cases?” alleged AAP in a tweet.

DPCC president Anil Kumar also alleged, “… the central government should get it investigated through a CBI inquiry or send the matter to ED for investigation. The Commissioner of Police has ordered an investigation into the Rs 350-crore scam in his department as a formality, which will only lead to a cover-up…”

Responding to the claims, Special CP Mohanti said: “There is a head called professional services under which you can spend on deployment of forces, hiring of data entry operators, hiring professionals for consultancy, guest lectures, MTS staff etc. We recently received information that someone might have used this money in another category… such as ‘minor works’. We don’t know what exactly has happened and have asked district officers to provide us with information on professional funds, expenditure in certain categories… We have only asked for clarification… There’s no such multi-crore scam.”