SHILLONG, Aug 25: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday said the report on the inquiry into the alleged irregularities and mismanagement in the procurement of vehicles and use of fuel by the Police Headquarters (PHQ) does not seem to be a scam.
“I was told the report was submitted last (Wednesday) night or this morning. The preliminary inputs suggest that the vehicles were procured from the Government e Marketplace (GeM) portal as per the procedure and norms laid down,” he said.
Sangma said the report does not point to a scam, which has “become a fancy word” to change narratives.
“There could have been some issues with the allotments, but that does not make it a scam. It is not a question of misuse of power. The allotment was not made on time and we will look into the matter,” he said.
The inquiry team consisted of Inspector-General of Police (Law and Order) MK Singh, Deputy Inspector-General of Police (ER) DNR Marak, Commandant of MLP 1st Battalion CA Lyngwa, SP (Anti-Infiltration) JG Momin and official in-charge of Central Workshop B Khongwir.
The inquiry report based on the perusal of records and documents received from the PHQ states that a total of 29 official vehicles were in the personal custody of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (A) Gabriel K Iangrai, who has been accused of stepping beyond his authority and misusing his power leading to the wrongdoings.
The charges range from unofficial procurement and non-registration of vehicles to discrepancies in documents, questionable allotment and purchase of cheaper models against the sanction of expensive variants.
