Arunachal Pradesh| Nabam Hari, Brother Of Nabam Tuki Booked By CBI

Guwahati, June 28, 2019:

Nabam Hari with along his wife and PWD officers has been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday charges for corruption in government contracts.

It is to be mentioned that Nabam Hari is the brother of Nabam Tuki, former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.

The case pertains to contracts handed by Tuki as the PWD Minister in the state to his kith and kin for "selfish gains without inviting tenders", the CBI has alleged.

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According to reports, the Central Bureau of Investigation had carried out a preliminary inquiry based on the directions passed by Gauhati High Court, into one such work related to the construction of a Kendriya Vidyalaya building in Umroi cantonment, Shillong.

It is alleged that several contracts were given to Mary Associate, a firm owned by Tuki's sister-in-law, Nabam Mary, which was maintaining a current account in the United Bank of India in which her husband Nabam Hari is one of the nominees.

The contracts were given between 2005-07, said official reports.

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