The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the Senior Manager, Airports Authority of India, for embezzlement of funds to the tune of approximately Rs. 232 Crore.
CBI registered the case based on a complaint received from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) against the said accused on the allegations that the accused, while being posted at Airports Authority of India, Dehradun Airport, engaged in a systematic scheme of fraud and embezzlement of AAI funds by manipulation of official and electronic records. Further, public funds to the tune of approximately Rs. 232 Crore were misappropriated by him into personal accounts.
During the investigation, it has emerged that in the period 2019–20 to 2022–23, the accused, while posted at Dehradun Airport, manipulated electronic records by creating duplicate and fictitious assets and inflating the values of certain assets, including by adding zeros to entries so as to evade routine detection. By the aforesaid manipulation, an amount of approximately Rs. 232 Crore was allegedly diverted into the accused’s personal bank account. Preliminary analysis of bank transactions further indicates that the funds so credited were thereafter transferred to trading accounts by the accused, thereby siphoning public money.
Searches were conducted by CBI on 28.08.2025 at the official and residential premises of the accused in Jaipur, which led to the recovery of Incriminating materials, including documents on immovable properties and valuable securities.
The accused has been arrested.
Further investigation is underway.
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