AGARTALA, December 8 (TIWN): It has been since two months that the Rs. 50 crore Bishalgarh RD Block MGNREGA scam came under the limelight, and till today not more than five accused has been arrested amongst 12 FIR named, with the scamster Bimal Chakroborty surrendered before the court earlier. And with which the Police seems to have following a “go slow” policy in the name of investigation.

After two months that the Bishalgarh RD Block MRNREGA scam had been exposed, police failed to arrest all the accused persons against whom the FIR has been lodged with the Bishalgarh Police Station. At first the police was under the immense pressure from the opposition party of the state and media, began their go slow  race and framed  dramas in the name of investigation, also scamster Bimal Chakroborty, who is also a brother of DYFI state Secretary Amal Chakroborty surrendered himself with the court during the eve of Diwali. Later the police taking Bimal into their custody made a dramatic raid into his house but as expectedly police could not find any documents.

Sources claimed that, during the time of the raid some documents related to the multi crore  scam of MGNREGA of Bishalgarh RD Block was seized by the police but due to high level political influence the  police are trying to hide all the evidences.

And at last as part of their 'go slow' policy the police started arresting the accused persons one after another. The police was showing reluctance to detain Bimal Chakraborty as he is the younger brother of Amal Chakraborty, the State secretary of CPI(M) youth front DYFI, alleged congress earlier.

It is also mentionable here that the scamster Bimal Chakroborty might have a found a 'new home' behind the police protection.

However, but the police has shown no major progress in arresting the other 6 accused persons so far. Whereas Chief Minister Manik Sarkar earlier said that the state govt. has taken every legal steps against the accused involved in corruption. But to comment here, what legal steps are taking a longer period to arrest all the accused persons? Did MGNREGA officials absconding or taking comfort after looting the central’s fund?