IAS officer Sewali Devi Sharma was suspended recently. Sewali Devi Sharma was questioned by the Chief Minister’s Special Vigilance Cell for her connections with an alleged embezzlement case.
Alleged Embezzlement Case
According to reports, the officer along with a contractor Ajit Pal Singh embezzled Rs 105 Cr without producing any work orders.
The IAS officer allegedly opened a fake institution along with the contractor, who also happens to be her son-in-law, and misappropriated Rs 13 Cr for the alleged constriction of a smart classroom.
The officials from Special Vigilance Cell also question many other educational officers including NL Sonowal, Jaichandra Lashkar, Ramijuddin Ahmed and fourth-grade employee, Rubul Ali for their alleged involvement.
“It has also been reported that Sewali Devi Sharma, IAS (SCS-2010), Secretary to the Government of Assam, Agriculture Department, the then Executive Chairman cum Director, SCERT was the sole signatory and FRBM rules were not followed in respect of the above mentioned 5 (five) numbers of bank accounts whereas it has also been reported that a report of Enquiry on the functioning of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) under SCERT found financial irregularities and very credible references of misappropriation of fund,” a notification published by the Personal (A) Department of the Assam Government mentioned.
