SHILLONG: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has constituted a two-member magisterial team to inquire the two cases of alleged misuse of Council funds and another of illegal appointments.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, KHADC CEM PN Syiem said in the alleged misappropriation of funds involving the Khasi Heritage Conservation Forum, Rs 2 crore was illegally transferred to private bank accounts of six individuals. The other two scams – diversion of Rs 23 lakh meant for compensation against land acquired for the four-lane Jorabat-Umiam road and anomaly in employing casual appointees – will also be inquired by the team.
“The Executive Committee in an emergency meeting made a decision to constitute an inquiry team, which will comprise S. Kharsyiemlieh, Judge of the District Council Court, and SB Laitthma, First Class Magistrate of the District Council Court. Though we have set a time frame of two months, we expect the report to be placed at the earliest.”
Refusing to divulge much information on the issue, he said the inquiry report should reflect all possibilities as to who are involved in the embezzlement.
