The Assam Chief minister's special vigilance cell on Friday filed a charge sheet against Gautam Baruah, Ex-Chairman of the Assam Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, (ABOCWWB), in connection with a multi-crore scam.

TheInvestigation Officer of Vigilance PS Faruk Ahmed, APS, DySP, Chief Minister'sSpecial Vigilance Cell, carried out the investigation and submitted the 2nd(supplementary) charge sheet. The Government of Assam had granted ProsecutionSanction against the arrested accused Gautam Baruah. The vigilance cell hascompleted the investigation of the case and submitted the charge sheet withinthe stipulated time frame, after the recent arrest of Gautam Baruah from NewDelhi.

A case wasregistered on the basis of a complaint lodged by Tapan Sarma, IAS, the thenLabour Commissioner Cum Member Secretary of Assam Building and OtherConstruction Workers Welfare Board, (ABOCWWB) about the "forgery and large scale misappropriation of Govt. fundsamounting to Rs. 121 Crores of board funds" by his predecessor Member Secretaryand Chairman.

The case was pending since the prime accused Gautam Baruah was absconding and evading joining the investigation and was finally arrested by the Police team from CM'S Special Vigilance Cell with the active coordination of Delhi Police Crime Branch from the busy streets of Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi, on 24th February, 2020, and after thorough custodial interrogation, he was forwarded to judicial custody.