AEO, Cab Driver Arrested for Diverting Rythu Bima, Rythu Bandhu Funds
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: The Economic Offence Wing of Cyberabad arrested an Agriculture Extension Officer from the Agiryal cluster and a cab driver for their involvement in 20 fake claims of Rythu Bima and diverting government funds to the tune of Rs 2 crore. The accused have been identified as Goreti Srisailam, 41, the AEO posted in Kondurg Mandal in collusion with Odela Veera Swamy, 41, a cab driver, cheated the government by using Rythu Bima and Rythu Bandhu schemes police said adding that the officer also misappropriated the Rythu Bandhu scheme of 130 pattadars and non-claimants by diverting funds from 2019 till date. Upon verification of the complaint, it was discovered that Goreti Srisailam made 20 fraudulent claims amounting to Rs 1 crore under the Rythu Bima Life Insurance Corporation scheme. Goreti Srisailam, in collusion with Odelu Veera Swamy, defrauded the government amounts under Rythu Bima and Rythu Bandhu to the tune of Rs 2 crore,” he explained.
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