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Arunachal Suspends Four Officials, Seeks DC Suspension in Frontier Highway Compensation Probe

An interim probe alleges fraudulent compensation payouts, with the final report due November 30.

Overview

  • The suspended officers are Divisional Forest Officer Abhinav Kumar, District Agriculture Officer Miram Perme, District Horticulture Officer C K Tayum, and District Land Revenue and Settlement Officer Takam Kechak.
  • The state has requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to suspend East Kameng deputy commissioner Himanshu Nigam, who chaired the Ground Verification Board.
  • The Fact-Finding Committee, formed on August 13, reported serious omissions by the verification team in its November 4 interim findings.
  • The alleged irregularities involve compensation for the 125.55 km Lada–Sarli segment of the 1,748 km Arunachal Frontier Highway along the IndiaChina border.
  • Complaints from landowners cite bypassed surveys and excluded genuine claimants, and the compensation award was processed under the RFCTLARR Act with funds deposited on April 17.