The CBI said the accused had been absconding since the filing of the charge sheet in 2009. The case was registered by the CBI in 2007 based on source information.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday said it has arrested an absconding accused involved in a major subsidy fraud case linked to the National Horticulture Board (NHB), Guwahati. He had been evading arrest for 16 years.
He was apprehended on November 13 in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. “ Tonia Langkam is accused in a case related to the fraudulent submission of applications under the scheme Development of Commercial Horticulture through Production and Post-Harvest Management of the National Horticulture Board (NHB), Guwahati. Proposals were filed in the names of purported applicants from the Lohit, Lower Dibang Valley, and East Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, leading to the approval of 173 applications,” an official said.
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The CBI said the accused had been absconding since the filing of the charge sheet in 2009. The case was registered by the CBI in 2007 based on source information.
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“Investigation revealed that the applications and supporting documents were fabricated at the residence of accused Tarik Tolam in Guwahati, with the assistance of local youths and under the supervision of accused Tonia Langkam and his associates, for the purpose of fraudulently availing government subsidies,” the official added.
The charge sheet in the case was filed in 2009 against Langkam and others under relevant provisions of law.
Tonia Langkam was produced before the Court of Special Judge for CBI Cases, Guwahati, which remanded him to judicial custody.
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