In the name of development, officials created fake villages on paper and embezzled lakhs of rupees.

Firozpur fake village scandal: Amidst the abundance of frauds in the country, now government officials in Punjab have created a fake village on paper. A shocking case has come to light in Firozpur district of Punjab. Here government officials created a fake village on paper to earn lakhs of rupees. Rs 45 lakh was taken from the Central Government in the name of this fake village. After this the development work happened only on paper. The matter came to light after years through RTI. The district administration has ordered an investigation into the entire scam.

In the name of development, officials embezzled lakhs of rupees

According to the information received, government officials and employees together created a fake village on paper in the name of ‘New Gatti Rajo Ke’ located on the border of Firozpur. After this, the development work of this fake village was started on paper only and the amount of Rs 45 lakh received from the Central Government was wasted. This matter happened about five years ago, when there was Congress government in Punjab.

Scam exposed through RTI

When a person came to know about this scam, he filed an RTI in 2019 and sought information from the concerned department. Meanwhile, he started receiving death threats. However, this man did not give up. Now after so many years, when information was obtained through RTI, it came to light that the senior officers and employees of that time kept constructing the village on paper only and kept doing development work on paper only. Meanwhile, about Rs 45 lakh received from the central government was wasted.

Scam worth lakhs of rupees in the name of development

Giving information about the scam, Block Committee member Gurdev Singh said that the officials created a fake village to extort lakhs of rupees and in the name of its development, committed a scam of lakhs of rupees and buried the documents in the office files. After years, now the truth is in front of everyone.

Strict action will be taken against the accused

After this entire matter was revealed, ADC Development Lakhwinder Singh Randhawa said that the matter is being investigated. Strict action will be taken against any officer or employee involved in this scam. On the other hand, villagers say that there is no village named ‘New Gatti Rajo Ke’ in Firozpur.