AAI senior manager diverts Rs 232 cr of public funds into personal bank account, arrested by CBI
Rahul Vijay was serving as senior manager at the Dehradun airport when he carried out the fraud
PTC Web Desk: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a senior manager of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for allegedly diverting nearly Rs 232 crore of public funds into his personal bank account.
Officials said the accused, identified as Rahul Vijay, was serving as senior manager at the Dehradun airport when he carried out the fraud. A complaint from the AAI revealed that Vijay ran a “systematic scheme of fraud and embezzlement” by manipulating official and electronic records.
According to the CBI, between 2019-20 and 2022-23, he allegedly created duplicate or fake assets and inflated their values. In some cases, he simply added extra zeros to entries, making the records look authentic and difficult to detect. Using these false entries, he was able to siphon off around Rs 232 crore into his personal accounts.
The investigation further found that Vijay later moved a part of this money into trading accounts.
On August 28, CBI teams searched his home and office in Jaipur. During the raids, they recovered documents linked to immovable properties and securities. The agency has registered a case against him for criminal misconduct and misappropriation of public funds.
At the time of his arrest, Vijay was posted as finance in-charge at Jaipur airport, according to his LinkedIn profile. He has also earlier worked with Coal India.