APSC recruitment scam: ED attaches properties worth Rs 4.90 cr

New Delhi, Dec 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Thursday that it has attached movable and immovable assets worth Rs 4.90 crore related to Samedur Rahman and his family members in connection with recruitment irregularities in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).

The ED said that the attachment includes immovable property worth Rs 1.52 crore and movable properties consisting of insurance policies and mutual funds worth Rs. 3.38 crore.

The ED had initiated the investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on the basis of various FIRs and charge-sheets filed by the Assam Police against the accused persons, namely Rakesh Paul, then Chairman of APSC, Samedur Rahman, then board member of APSC, and others, for illegal recruitment of candidates for various posts, including circle officers and assistant commissioner of police, through the examination conducted by the APSC.

"Paul, the main accused in the case, in connivance with other accused persons, including Samedur Rahman, had manipulated and engineered the answer booklets of Combined Competitive Examination of 2013 and 2014, by way of enhancing marks, replacing original answer booklets with forged booklets in respect of some candidates, facilitating them to secure jobs through APSC in lieu of cash," the ED said.

According to ED, the proceeds of crime identified till date in this case is Rs 6.18 crore.

During the investigation, it came to the notice of ED that huge cash deposits were made in the accounts of Rahman and his family members during his tenure as APSC board member. Subsequently, these funds were invested in various insurance policies and mutual funds and residential plots.

Source: IANS