A massive financial scandal has come to light within the Jharkhand Police, involving the suspected embezzlement of over ₹18 crore. Preliminary investigations revealed that the Bokaro SP office saw suspicious salary withdrawals amounting to approximately ₹3.15 crore between May 2024 and December 2025. Even more shocking is the situation in Hazaribagh, where a review of the past eight years uncovered irregular withdrawals exceeding ₹15.41 crore. The scale of the discrepancy has prompted the Police Headquarters to mandate a state-wide audit of all financial records to prevent further loss to the exchequer.
The investigation suggests a complex modus operandi where payments were made to retired personnel or individuals not currently on the payroll. In one particularly egregious instance in Bokaro, the General Provident Fund (GPF) details of a retired employee were allegedly tampered with, changing their date of birth to show them as an active employee for illegal salary disbursement. The headquarters is now investigating whether these were isolated incidents of clerical error or part of a larger, coordinated effort to siphon off public funds.
