Fifth NRHM death: missing clerk found murdered

A junior clerk at a community health centre,Mahendra Sharma,52,was found murdered in his flat on the CHC premises in Pasgawan area of Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday evening.

In the fifth death related to the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam in UP in just over a year,a junior clerk at a community health centre (CHC),Mahendra Sharma,52,was found murdered in his flat on the CHC premises in Pasgawan area of Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday evening.

According to Chief Medical Officer J P Bhargava,Sharma had been missing since February 7,after he was asked to submit records of funds received from the state government and under NRHM schemes.

About a fortnight ago,a CBI team probing the NRHM scam had visited Bhargavas office for documents related to the execution and implementation of NRHM schemes in the district.

CBI spokesperson Dharini Mishra said Sharma had not been questioned or summoned so far. His name did not figure in any FIR registered in connection with the case.

Lakhimpur Kheri SP Amit Chandra said the post mortem examination had confirmed that Sharmas death was caused by asphyxia due to smothering. He had injuries on his head,arms,nose and shoulder.

Confirming this,additional DG,Law & Order,Subesh Kumar Singh said that according to the report,Sharma may have been killed three days ago.

CMO Dr Bhargava said Sharma had been posted at the Pasgawan CHC for the last two and a half years. He was in charge of all accounts-related records,including the NRHM funds.

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