NEW DELHI, Aug 29: The CBI has registered an FIR against Rahul Vijay, Senior Manager (Finance & Accounts) at the Airport Authority of India (AAI), for allegedly siphoning off over ₹232 crore during his posting at Dehradun airport.
The alleged fraud, spanning 2019–20 to 2022–23, came to light during an internal audit that flagged abnormal capitalization of assets. A subsequent AAI committee confirmed fictitious accounting entries, asset inflation, and unauthorized fund transfers into Vijay’s personal accounts.
According to the complaint filed by Chandrakanth P, Senior Manager (Finance), AAI, Vijay exploited his position as authorized signatory in AAI’s bank accounts with SBI by creating three user IDs. He initially tested the system with small sums before diverting massive amounts.
The probe revealed that he fabricated non-existent capital assets and duplicated genuine work orders. For instance, on September 29, 2021, he created genuine assets worth ₹67.81 crore but the next day inflated entries to ₹189 crore by adding extra zeroes and duplicating records, ultimately transferring funds to his own account.
Additionally, about ₹43 crore was allegedly misappropriated under revenue expenditure heads. The Economic Offences Unit of the CBI is investigating the case. (Agencies)
