Flood scam probe team summons Sadhu Yadav

Vigilance DG Neelmani told The Indian Express that Rs 6 lakh was transferred from Jha’s account through a draft to Yadav’s account in January. ‘‘Thereby we have issued a notice to the MP to clarify his position’’, Neelmani said.

Jha is currently in jail. His proximity to RJD leaders, particularly former chief minister Rabri Devi’s brother, Sadhu Yadav is well known.

The vigilance department today also asked for a warrant of arrest against Nidhi Jha, an alleged associate of Santosh Jha, after she failed to reply to a notice from the investigating agency.

She was issued a notice over a similar transfer of more than Rs 1 crore into her bank account from Santosh Jha’s account. Notices were also issued to four board of directors of Pasupati Cold Storage, since a payment of Rs 27 lakh was made to this company from Nidhi Jha’s account.

One of the board of directors of this company is Neesha Arun, the wife of another accused in the scam, Amit Arun. Amit was a computer operator working in DM Gautam Goswami’s office.

Neelmani said that he had also directed the investigating officer of the case to lodge a Disproportionate Asset (DA) case against Amit Arun and his mother Rachna Ganguly.

He said that immovable property worth Rs 26 lakh is owned by them and they also own five bank accounts through which a transaction of Rs 7 lakh had taken place.

The flood scam involved siphoning off of crores of rupees meant for Bihar’s flood ravaged people. Former Patna DM Gautam Goswami is already in jail for his role in the scam.