GUWAHATI: The criminal investigation department (CID) of Assam police on Friday arrested the chief accounts officer of Assam Electronics Development Corporation Limited (Amtron) for his alleged involvement in siphoning of over Rs 2.57 crore from the corporation's bank account.
The officer has been identified as Rahul Hujuri. The court of chief judicial magistrate, Kamrup (Metro) sent him to four-day CID custody.
Amtron managing director Mahendra Kumar Yadava filed an FIR with the CID alleging siphoning off the amount from the corporation's bank account.
He said a cheque was issued to a company, TerraCIS (an IT company) last Monday. "But the amount was diverted to a Chennai-based company - SRS Raw Material - which has no link or connection with Amtron.
There is a possibility of involvement of Amtron officials as the fund diversion cannot take place without the involvement of insiders," he added.
CID is, meanwhile, interrogating Hujuri for his alleged involvement.
According to sources, Hujuri hacked the bank account of the corporation and looted the amount.
The source said a mail was sent to bank authorities from the mail id of Hujuri on November 8 to transfer the amount without consent.
