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CBI Files FIR Against AAI Manager in Alleged Rs 232-Crore Dehradun Airport Fraud

An internal audit that flagged inflated assets triggered a probe by the agency’s Economic Offences Unit.

Overview

  • Rahul Vijay, then heading finance at Dehradun airport and now posted in Jaipur, is accused of diverting funds over his 2019–2022 tenure.
  • The FIR names him along with unknown public servants and private persons under IPC sections 120B, 409, 467, 468, 471, 477A and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
  • AAI’s complaint alleges fictitious and duplicated capital assets, three user IDs on an SBI account, and transfers from the authority’s account to his personal accounts.
  • A cited instance from September 2021 says genuine assets of Rs 67.81 crore were followed the next day by 17 fictitious entries totaling Rs 189 crore after figures were inflated.
  • AAI also alleges about Rs 43 crore was booked under revenue expenditure heads, with the complaint filed on August 18 by senior manager Chandrakanth P forming the basis of the case.