Vehicle Scam
SHILLONG, Jan 30: The state government on Tuesday submitted before the High Court of Meghalaya that the departmental proceedings are yet to be concluded in the matter pertaining to the perceived illegal procurement of vehicles by some officials of the Police Department.
During the previous hearing on October 12, 2023, the court had directed the government to submit the latest status report pertaining to the departmental proceedings during the next hearing on January 30, 2024.
Additional Advocate-General, K Khan submitted that the departmental proceedings are yet to be concluded and prayed that he may be permitted to file a status report in the form of an affidavit within one week which was granted.
The matter pertains to the perceived illegal procurement of vehicles by some officials of the Police Department. The petitioners in the case claim that different vehicles were purchased by the Police Department since 2019 without any valid sanction from the competent authority and that a total number of 29 official vehicles were in the personal custody of the seventh respondent (Gabriel K Iangrai) who was then the Assistant Inspector-General (Administration) of the Meghalaya Police.