The country’s auditor general on Thursday revealed plans to request police investigate a case involving a private company that has allegedly defrauded the Housing Ministry out of Rf 24 million (US$1.5 million) in a double billing scam.
According to the Ibrahim Niyaz, the company first received the payment for the bills in 2005, but had fraudulently charged the ministry for the same bills in 2009 and 2010.
“We found out about the fraud during the recent audit of the ministry.This case will be forwarded to the police today,” Niyaz told local media.
The company’s identity was not revealed by the auditor general. Those who are negligent or responsible in the scam will be found after the investigation, he added.
Police media official Sub-Inspector Hassan Haneef said that the police will inform the media when the case is lodged and the investigation is started.
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