In what could dash the hopes of thousands of chit fund victims in Odisha, affidavits filed by them seeking refunds were found to be rotting at the office of the Chit Fund Commission in Cuttack. The documents are allegedly left to rot in a corner of a room with insects feeding on them.
The bizarre state of affairs exposes the state government’s tall claims of refunding the money of the duped investors. The affidavits and other important documents have been rotting in the Buxi Bazar-based office.
Earlier, the state government had formed a commission to probe the chit fund scams and take appropriate steps to refund money to the victims. The state government has also formed a corpus fund worth Rs 300 crore.
Already, the state government has spent a whopping Rs 6 crore on the probe. The probe commission has already identified 4.96L victims and submitted a report to the state government, but no step has reportedly been taken to compensate them.
Till today, only 2100 victims have been compensated while the remaining victims are just made to wait with false promises. The condition of the affidavits and other important documents exposed the seriousness of the state government in refunding the money to the duped depositors.
The condition of the affidavits has left the victims in a state of shock who demanded immediate action in this regard. Weeds have started growing on the affidavits and documents kept at the commission’s office.
Now, questions are being raised on the state government’s promise to refund all the money to the victims.
No comment could be obtained from any concerned official in this regard.