Official sources today said Thanghluna allegedly withdrew Rs 50 lakh from the account of LADC employees provident fund and another Rs nine lakh from Forest Development Agency in his capacity as the CEM to fund election campaign for MNF candidates from Lawngtlai East and Lawngtlai West in the 2008 Assembly elections.
Congress and other parties candidates from the two constituencies submitted complaints to the Election Commission, the Governor of Mizoram and deputy commissioner of Lawngtlai.
An FIR was submitted to the ACB on April 30, 2009 which registered a corruption case under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
While no evidence was found for the alleged withdrawal of Rs nine lakh from the Forest Development Agencys account there was evidence that Rs 50 lakh were withdrawn from the account of the employees provident fund in violation of the LADC (EPF) Rules, 2002 by the ex-CEM, on November 24, 2008.
Thanghluna had been arrested on July 10, 2009 in this connection but was later released on bail. Sources said Mr Thanghluna had admitted that he did withdraw Rs 50 lakhs from the account of EPF through the executive secretary of the council to be recovered later with a one per cent interest. In his statement to the police, the former CEM had said that he put back the money with interest in December, 2009.
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