Kumar Bahukhandi
Raipur: The troubles of KK Srivastava, a close aide of former CM Bhupesh Baghel, are increasing. Raipur Police has declared KK Srivastava a fugitive and announced a reward of Rs 10,000. Raipur SSP has also written a letter to the Income Tax Department in this matter. KK Srivastava may now come under the radar of investigation agencies in the alleged transaction of billions of rupees from the accounts. In fact, a case was registered against KK Srivastava in the capital’s Telibandha police station on August 8.
According to the information, KK Srivastava is accused of defrauding a business establishment of about fifteen crores in the name of getting work done including Smart City in the Congress government. KK Srivastava took money from people in five bank accounts. According to the investigation, the matter is not limited to only fifteen crores, but transactions of more than five hundred crores have been done from the accounts. Which has been transferred to fake companies.
The amazing thing is that the accounts in which the money has been taken are also in the name of such people who are of low background. Declaring KK Srivastava absconding, Raipur Police has announced a reward of Rs 10,000. According to the information made public by the police along with the information of the absconding, whoever gets the absconding accused arrested will be given a cash amount of ten thousand.
According to the information, KK has been very influential in the previous government. Taking advantage of this, he cheated Ashok Rawat, owner of Delhi businessman Rawat Associates, of Rs 15 crore in the name of getting a contract in Smart City. During this, KK promised to return the money by 17 September 2023 if the contract was not received, but the work was not done. After this, when he threatened to complain to the police station, he returned Rs 3 crore 40 lakh from Kanchan Srivastava’s account to various accounts and gave three cheques of Rs 3 crore each. Later all three cheques bounced. KK had formed a company to transport ash in Korba. Through this, his company used to transport the ash coming out of the industries. During the coal scam, his company was also investigated by the ED.
