Former Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat P.K. Jain was arrested today by CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in utilisation of funds allocated under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scheme.
The former general manager of Construction and Design Services (C and DS), was called to the CBI headquarters this morning and was placed under arrest this afternoon.
He was later taken to a designated court in Ghaziabad.
The CBI had registered a case against Jain on January 2 for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 5.46 crore in the upgrading work of 134 district hospitals.
It claimed to have recovered 3 kg gold and Rs 1.10 crore in cash from Jain's residence yesterday.