Thursday, April 28 2005 14:07 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Patna: The State Vigilance Investigation Bureau today (Apr 28, 2005) set in motion the probe into the multi-crore flood relief scam allegedly involving senior officials by constituting a panel headed by an official of DIG rank.

FIRs would be filed only after receiving the preliminary report, which is expected in next two months, Director General of the bureau Ashish Ranjan Sinha said.

I have already constituted a probe panel headed by an official of DIG-rank to carry out a thorough and impartial investigation into the allegations of omission and commission by officials and the inquiry report is likely to come in two months, Sinha said in Patna today.

The probe team will go into all aspects of the allegations relating to diversion and defalcation of funds allotted for purchase and supply of relief materials in the flood-hit districts and officials whosoever they may be found to be involved in omission and commission are bound to face the music, he said.

Asked whether the inquiry had started after registering FIRs in connection with the alleged swindling of the public funds meant for relief, Sinha said, "We don't file first until and unless we come to the conclusion that a cognisable offence appears to have been prima facie committed by a public servant ."

We will definitely register the case if the preliminary investigation prima facie confirms acts of omission and commission by a public servant in the wake of the Supreme Court order in this connection, he added.