The central investigation agency CBI questioned senior IAS officers Alok Kumar and Aparna U for several hours on Saturday. Both the officers are under probe for the alleged irregularities in the investment of over ₹ 4,300 crore of provident fund of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) employees in the scam-hit DHFL and other housing finance companies.
Mr Kumar who is a 1988-batch officer, was questioned for over eight hours while Aparna was for nearly six hours at the agency’s office in Lucknow.
Kumar is presently posted as Principal Secretary UP Infrastructure & Industrial Development and while Aparna is Secretary in Irrigation and Water Resources department of state government.
The CBI took over the investigation of UPPCL PF scam on March 5 this year after taking over the FIR registered by Hazratganj Police station in Lucknow. According to their findings till date, over ₹ 4, 323 crore of hard-earned savings of UPPCL employees under provident fund was allegedly invested in DHFL and other housing finance companies during the tenure of Kumar as UPPCL chairman in 2017-19.
The also found that out of the total investment, ₹ 3,245 crore was allegedly invested in DHFL and other such companies with the clearance of Aparna U who was the Managing Director of UPPCL in 2017-19. So, a total of ₹ 4,122.70 crore was invested in the DHFL, out of which ₹ 2,267.90 crore is still outstanding.
