BJP & Congress demand probe into a fraud committed by a treasury official

While Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief K. Surendran demanded probe by a federal agency into a fraud committed by a treasury official, the Congress sought a comprehensive vigilance probe, here on Monday. The Rs 2 crore fraud by an accountant attached to the Treasury surfaced last week. M.R. Bijulal, the official, is absconding. His wife, who is a school teacher and named accused in the case, pleaded ignorance. "I don't have any clue. I have no role. I don't know how much money has come into my account. Biju had said there were some issues as he played an online card game. When I asked him about it, he left the home and is missing since then," she said. With opposition parties raising the issue, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac said in a Facebook post on Monday Bijulal would be dismissed from the service. (IANS)

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