A scam involving tampering with the ID and password of the administrator of the PFMS (Public Financial Management System) government portal to the tune of Rs 1.27 billion has been exposed in UP Etawah district. In connivance with the Departmental District Project Manager (DPM), the sanitation workers withdrew funds from the bank accounts of the poor and transferred them to their own accounts. Police arrested four people, including the deputy prime minister.
The incident related to Etawah district Panchayat Raj unit came to light when the senior officer DPRO tried to log into the PFMS portal. He discovered that the administrator ID and password of the portal had been changed. Subsequently, considering the seriousness of the matter, a report was made to the police. The police registered a case and started investigation.
Investigation revealed that the person who claimed to be a sanitation worker of the DPRO department of Saharanpur created a fake company by changing the administrator ID and password of the Etawah PFMS portal and later transferred the poor people to On your own account. The investigation also found that this all happened with the connivance of the departmental official DPM (District Project Manager). Following this, the police arrested four people from Saharanpur, including the Deputy Prime Minister.
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The District Council Department helps in the implementation of cleanliness programs and government schemes. In this case, government funds enter the PFMS portal (Public Financial Management System) for toilet construction, sanitation and other health projects. The poor benefit from these schemes. For these schemes, over Rs 1.25 billion has been allocated for Etawah.
During the investigation of the entire incident, it was discovered that the cleaner had created a fake company and changed his ID and password on the portal, as well as his mobile phone number and email ID. The fraud was exposed when a transaction of Rs 40 lakh was made from the poor man’s account. Police swung into action and arrested four accused from Saharanpur. The investigation into the entire incident is ongoing.
What does the senior superintendent of police have to say about this matter?
Senior Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar said the DPRO had registered a case under sections of the IT Act in April, where it was alleged that passwords and administrator IDs had been misused through changes involving Rs 1 crore and Rs 27 lakh. account on which the transaction has been completed. A deal of Rs 40 lakh was about to be completed and then things came to light.
It was found to be associated with Saharanpur. The district project manager who was transferred from Saharanpur to Etava changed the password and user ID by telling the sanitation workers stationed in Saharanpur. He was complicit in diverting poor people’s money to his personal account. By taking away a poor person’s SIM card, their account is taken over. Four persons were arrested from Saharanpur in this case. It’s also possible that more people are complicit. An investigation into this is ongoing.