Nine Arrested in ₹2.5 Crore Embezzlement Case in Uttarakhand Bus Service

Major Embezzlement Case Uncovered

In a significant development, police have apprehended nine individuals, including a former official, linked to the Garhwal Mandal Owners Union Limited (GMOU Limited), a bus service operating from Kotdwar, Uttarakhand. The arrests were made on Wednesday amid allegations of embezzling ₹2.5 crore.

Authorities confirmed that among those arrested is a woman. This action follows a complaint lodged in March by Vijaypal Singh, the current secretary of GMOU Limited.

Singh's complaint accused nine individuals, including the former president, manager, and accountant of the company, of fraudulently withdrawing money from various accounts within the organization.

After registering a case under Sections 420 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code, police formed a special team to investigate the matter. The inquiry revealed that the accused conspired together, embezzling ₹2,48,43,000 through fictitious payments made to non-existent individuals for construction, computer repairs, and traffic management at petrol pumps registered under deceased persons' names.

The arrested individuals include the main conspirator and former president, Jeet Singh Patwal, former managing director Usha Sajwan, former treasurer Ashwani Kumar Rawat, former assistant accounts officer Manjeet Saini, clerk Ashok Kumar, cashier assistant Mukesh Kumar, petrol section clerk Virendra Khantwal, accounts officer Rakesh Mohan Tyagi, acting cashier Rajesh Budakoti, and cashier assistant Mukesh Kumar.