New Delhi, August 30 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation today said it has arrested Rahul Vijay, senior manager, Airports Authority of India (AAI), for allegedly embezzling funds to the tune of about Rs 232 crore. The case was registered based on a complaint received from the AAI.
The complaint alleged that the accused, while posted at Dehradun airport, engaged in a scheme of fraud and embezzlement of AAI funds by manipulating official and electronic records.
“Public funds to the tune of approximately Rs 232 crore were misappropriated by him into personal accounts. During the investigation, it has emerged that in the period 2019-20 to 2022-23, the accused, while posted at Dehradun Airport, manipulated electronic records by creating duplicate and fictitious assets and inflating the values of certain assets, including by adding zeros to entries so as to evade routine detection,” the CBI said.
“An amount of approximately Rs 232 crore was allegedly diverted into the accused’s personal bank account. Preliminary analysis of bank transactions further indicates that the funds so credited were thereafter transferred to trading accounts by the accused, thereby siphoning public money,” the CBI official said.
The federal probe agency also conducted search operations at the official and residential premises of the accused in Jaipur, which led to the recovery of incriminating material, including documents on immovable properties and valuable securities.
Further investigation into the matter is ongoing.
