₹4.51-crore pension fund misappropriation in V.O.C. Port; seven booked by CBI
The CBI has charged five V.O.C. Port Trust officials and two private firm employees with misappropriating ₹4.51 crore from a pension fund. The suspects allegedly manipulated data to include 27 deceased pensioners and diverted funds into fake accounts.
Why it matters
This case exposes significant internal control failures within a public port authority, highlighting the risks of outsourcing sensitive financial data management.
The CBI has registered case against five officials of V.O.C. Port Trust and two others for allegedly syphoning off pension fund to the tune of ₹4.51 crore.
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