The Anti Corruption Bureau had filed a petition in the court for action against the complainant and the shadow witness for turning hostile in the court of them as per Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Mukul Manrai is facing charges under Section (17A) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PoC Act), 1988 for illegally demanding monetary gratification from a Civil Defence Volunteer (CDV) in lieu of certifying his attendance register.
In a statement, Tarigami endorsed the recent statement of Governor Satyapal Malik about rampant corruption and nepotism and described it as the “tip of iceberg”.
An official spokesman said that the Governor has approved foreclosure of the contract with M/S Reliance General Insurance Company (RGIC) for implementing the Group Mediclaim Health Insurance Policy for the employees and pensioners in the State.
Opposition parties and employee unions had questioned the top brass of the state’s finance department paying an amount of Rs 60 crore to the company even before the scheme became operational.
