New Delhi: The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of Delhi has exposed a major fraud in the Irrigation & Flood Control Department, arresting a suspended Executive Engineer and a private contractor for allegedly siphoning off ₹4.6 crore of public funds for non-existent projects.
Joint Commissioner of Police (ACB) Madhur Verma IPS stated, “Our investigation revealed a well-planned conspiracy where payments were illegally processed for completely fictitious construction works in Siraspur village, with forged bank guarantees and fabricated documents used to justify these fraudulent transactions.”
The arrested accused include Gagan Kureel, the then Executive Engineer of I&FC Department who was already under suspension since December 2023, and Arun Gupta, proprietor of M/s Baba Construction Company. The scam involved three tenders worth ₹5.3 crore where ₹4.2 crore was released without any actual work being done.
Verma added, “This is a clear case of criminal conspiracy between government officials and private contractors to defraud the public exchequer. We are investigating the role of other possible accomplices and more arrests may follow.”
The case, registered under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act and IPC, has brought to light serious violations of CPWD norms and CVC guidelines. The ACB has seized crucial documents and is pursuing the money trail in what appears to be a well-organized corruption network.
