Imphal, June 03: Process is on to direct the Police and Vigilance Department authorities to investigate the alleged fraudulent withdrawal of money meant for a beneficiary under the Indira Awaj Yojna (IAY) scheme.

Significantly, the beneficiary was initially unaware that he was selected as a beneficiary for the IAY programme which prescribed extending financial assistance to select families falling under the 'below poverty line' bracket of the social strata, to construct low cost houses.

As per a complaint filed before authorities of the two agencies through the initiative of Human Rights Law network (HRLN), the individual's source for sustenance is dependent on seasonal logging and pulling/driving rickshaw.

The supposed beneficiary namely Moirangthem Ranjit of Ngankhalawai Maning Leikai in Bishnupur district told mediapersons at the HRLN office this afternoon that upon getting inputs of his name being included for the IAY scheme he inquired on the benefit status only to discover that the money was already withdrawn.

Ranjit's name was reportedly proposed by a member of Ngankhalawai Gram Panchayat last year while the individual who withdrew the amount of Rs 9700, meant for Ranjit's house construction, is said to be Up Pradhan of the local body identified as one Moirangthem Usha Devi.

Inspite of the fraudulent withdrawal being intimated to the Moirang Block Development Officer (BDO) and Deputy Commissioner of Bishnupur dist hardly any action has been initiated by the district administration, Ranjit charged.

Joining the media briefing, advocate Rakesh Meihoubam of HRLN informed that the matter would be placed before the Police and Vigilance Dept.

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