SHILLONG: Former Congress Minister, Ampareen Lyngdoh against whom a charge-sheet has been filed for her alleged involvement into the infamous Education scam has put up a brave front asserting that she would be able to defend herself in the court of law.
“I have full faith in our judicial system, and will defend myself,” Lyngdoh told newsmen on Wednesday.
Regarding the reported charge-sheet filed by CBI, the Laitumkhrah MLA said she had neither received it nor did she have any clue about the charge-sheet.
The CBI, it may be recalled, had on June 26 filed charge sheets against her and the retired education officials JD Sangma and AI Lyngdoh after obtaining prosecution sanction order from the competent authorities.
While Ampareen was the Education Minister, JD Sangma was holding the post of Director of Elementary and Mass Education (DEME), Shillong and AI Lyngdoh, Deputy Director of DEME, when the entire scam allegedly happened.
They were charge sheeted under sections 20-B, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 201 of IPC and section 13(2) r/w 13(l)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.