The CBI has registered 10 FIRs in the case, which was being investigated by the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police. Photo: MintNew Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into the Srijan scam in Bihar, in which government funds worth about Rs1,000 crore were allegedly diverted to the accounts of a non-government organisation. The central probe agency has registered 10 FIRs in the case, which was being investigated by the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police. The FIRs have been registered against Manorama Devi, director of Srijan Mahila Vikash Samilti (the NGO), other officials of the organisation and bank officials, sources said. Manorama Devi died early this year after which the NGO was being run by Priya Kumar and Amit Kumar, son of Manorama Devi, state government officials had said.

Source: Mint August 26, 2017 07:18 UTC