CG CRIME: Fraud worth lakhs from forest department, accused arrested

Abhishek Mishra, Dhamtari. A case of fraud of Rs 6 lakh 67 thousand has come to light from the Forest Department in the district. The accused Manoj Soni has been arrested by the police. The accused is the president of Haritima Environment Protection Service Committee. He has committed fraud in the name of setting up a battle camp under the Cattle Wealth Management Scheme.

The police registered the case after receiving a complaint. According to the information, the forest department had a contract with the organization of the accused. This contract was worth more than Rs 66 lakh 67 thousand. As its first installment, Rs 6 lakh 67 thousand was given to Manoj Soni. According to the contract, accused Manoj had to complete the work with this amount, but the work was never started from Manoj Soni’s side.

Even after sending notice for a long time, Manoj Soni did not complete the contract. After this, when the Forest Department asked for the money back from Manoj Soni, he did not even return the amount. After this, the Forest Department was forced to complain about this matter to the police. This complaint was made in 2023 and now the accused has been arrested.

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