Silchar | The Silchar Municipal Corporation has suspended its Superintendent of Accounts, Raju Dey, over alleged financial irregularities, barely a week after newly elected councillors took oath. Municipal Commissioner Ankur Das issued the suspension order on November 7 following allegations of discrepancies in the civic body’s financial records and expenditure.

According to sources, Dey has been accused of failing to furnish proper accounts of funds allocated for employees’ salaries and expenditure incurred on various development schemes over the past few years.One of the key allegations concerns the salary budget, with the amount shown as spent on employees’ salaries reportedly exceeding the actual requirement by a substantial margin.

The corporation has assigned the inquiry to Executive Officer Abhijit Bey and Financial Management Officer Debashis Saikia. They have been directed to investigate the alleged discrepancies and submit a report to the state government in Dispur.

Copies of the suspension order have also been forwarded to Silchar Municipal Corporation Mayor Amarendra Paul and Deputy Mayor Bijendra Prasad Singh. The action has triggered discussion among a section of corporation employees, particularly as it comes soon after the new civic body took charge. The findings of the inquiry are expected to establish the nature and extent of the alleged financial irregularities.

The allegations against Dey, however, are yet to be established, and the outcome of the inquiry is awaited.