Ex-BDO held in two-decade-old foodgrain scam
Lucknow: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Sunday arrested former block development officer (BDO) Dayaram Vishwakarma in connection with the Ballia foodgrain scam that occurred between 2002 and 2005.
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Vishwakarma was arrested near his residence in Karamjitpur, Sunderpur, under Chitaipur police station limits in Varanasi. He will be produced before a competent court in Varanasi for further legal proceedings.
Vishwakarma, who retired in 2022 as district development officer in Sultanpur and had been absconding for years, is accused of misappropriating over Rs 27 lakh in collusion with co-accused individuals by using forged documents and fraudulent practices during his tenure as BDO.
Following directives from the director general of police (EOW), a dedicated team led by SP (EOW), Varanasi, was formed to trace and apprehend him.
According to the EOW, forged muster rolls were prepared, and foodgrain meant for labourers was not distributed as mandated. A total of 13 people were found to be involved in the case. The accused was booked under multiple FIRs—Case No. 65B/2006 at Bansdih police station and Case No. 57B/2006 at Rewati police station—under IPC sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B, 34, among others, and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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