“Instead of depositing the amount of Rs 115,12,80,099 received as fees from the individuals in the government treasury, she deposited the received funds in the above-mentioned bank accounts opened by her and spent more than Rs 105 crore without obtaining financial power as per the delegation of power Rules of the government of Assam,” the statement further stated.According to the ED, the expenditure was incurred for supplies and execution of works without following rules and procedures, while payments were released without the complete supply of materials and without execution of works.“The contracts were found to have been given to entities owned/controlled by family members or close associates/close relatives (which included firms owned by son-in-law, daughter, or associates of Smt. Sewali Devi Sharma) as well as to one Sarang More, CA, who was also auditor of the ODL cell,” the statement said.It added that these contracts were awarded without advertisements or invitations for tenders, etc, as mandated for each procurement of above Rs 5 lakh.Except for two parties, none had any experience to execute work orders awarded to them and payments were made without the required receipts or verification of actual supply.Sharma was arrested by the Assam police from Rajasthan in 2023. According to reports, the Supreme Court granted bail to her then.
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