In Assam, an official cheated crores of rupees with the voice of CM-Ministers: He is in the post of District Development Officer; He took money in the name of getting government contracts and jobs.

In Assam, an officer of the state civil service has been accused of cheating crores of rupees. The accused, Deveshwar Bora, is in the post of Dhemaji District Development Officer (DDO). According to the complaint, he cheated people of crores of rupees in the name of getting government contracts, jobs and liquor shop licenses. CM Vigilance arrested Bora on Tuesday. The investigation revealed that the fraud had been going on since 2011. During the investigation, it has also come to light that the voice of many senior leaders and ministers, including CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, was imitated and made phone calls to people. According to the Vigilance, Bora took Rs 2 crore from one person and Rs 50 lakh from another. He is also accused of demanding a bribe of Rs 50 lakh from political leader Raman Barthakur. Apart from this, there have also been complaints of non-payment to the contractor after repairing the government bungalow. The number of victims in this case is estimated to increase. According to CM Vigilance SSP Rosy Kalita, Bora used to give people confidence of his high reach. During the investigation, the victims said that Bora used to make them talk to senior leaders and ministers over the phone. It is alleged that the voices of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, Chief Secretary and other senior leaders and ministers were imitated and called. This made people feel that Bora had direct access to the big people in power and could get their work done. In this trust, people used to give him lakhs and crores of rupees. According to Kalita, Bora used to take money from one person and give it to another person and run his network with the same amount. The entire team was working with Bora. The investigation revealed that Bora was not doing this work alone. An entire team was associated with him. The team members used to help people contact and commit fraud. The Vigilance is now investigating the identity and role of the people associated with this network. CM Vigilance said that many victims had approached him with complaints. Case number 14/26 has been registered against Deveshwar Bora by attaching different complaints and FIRs. In the investigation, cases of old fraud have come to light. The agency is now looking into the total amount of fraud and the number of victims. 9 mobiles found, only one SIM During the investigation, 9 mobile phones were seized from Bora. Only one SIM card was in his name, while the rest of the SIMs were found in the name of others. The Vigilance is also investigating the use of these numbers. Efforts are being made to find out who used the SIMs issued in the name of others. A possible offence under the Information Technology Act is also being investigated in this case. Investigation of properties in the name of the family The Vigilance is also probing properties in excess of Bora's income. Preliminary investigations have revealed information about his alleged properties in Guwahati and Lakhimpur. Some of the properties are said to be in the name of his wife and other family members. It is alleged that Bora also kept some properties in the name of his brother. The investigating officers have recorded the statement of his brother. Now Bora's income and assets will be matched. Fraud case in Arunachal Pradesh also Fraud case has been registered against Deveshwar Bora in Arunachal Pradesh. Assam CM Vigilance is also investigating this. At present, the investigating agency is examining Bora's fraud network, money transactions, mobile-SIM and records related to properties. As the investigation progresses, more victims and accused are likely to come forward in the case.