New Delhi: Revenue officials in collusion with the bank employees have been alleged to be involved in grave case of misappropriation of funds. The matter relates to the Nanpara Tehsil of Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh for the financial year 2015-16 when the then incumbent state government had released around 1200 bank cheques amounting to almost 40 lakh rupees for the poor people who have been affected by flood in the adjacent areas.

According to sources, floods affected around 100 villages in the nearby Mihipurwa block of same tehsil and the state administration to their relief had issued some financial assistance, which was cornered by the collusion of then Bank Manager of Allahabad UP Gramin Bank at Nanpara branch and involvement of revenue officers.

In the banking investigation report it has been found that out of total 1274 cheques issued by the government for flood relief beneficiaries around 200 cheque were marked as bearer, and the rest cheque were marked as crossed against whom the payment was made in 6 selective accounts in complete violation of rules. This was done in complicity between local revenue officials and the then bank manager.

The matter came to surface when bank audit report established this fact against the Manager. While the bank administration is proceeding with its internal investigation against the corrupt bank officers, district administration has taken no note of this entire scam, being in denial mode and disapproving of the corruption done by its local revenue officials.

  The matter smells of a larger conspiracy involving district administration and bank officials. It is prima facie a case of criminal breach of trust, which needs proper police investigation by competent authorities. This will disallow any effort to cover up this collective fraud on public exchequer and siphoning of public money through act of corruption.