Seven Arrested in ₹115 Crore Overtime Payment Scam at Chhattisgarh's CSMCL

Raipur. Major action has been taken in the much hyped CSMCL overtime payment scam in Chhattisgarh. State Economic Offences Investigation and Anti-Corruption Bureau (EOW / ACB), Raipur has arrested seven operators and representatives of manpower agencies in connection with the case. On Monday, all the accused were produced in a special court, where they were remanded to police custody till May 11, 2026. Investigation revealed that about ₹115 crores were distributed to manpower agencies in the name of overtime payment between 2019-20 and 2023-24. This amount was to be paid to employees for additional work, but preliminary investigation revealed that the funds were siphoned off by preparing fraudulent and inflated bills. EOW / ACB investigation also revealed that this money was used to pay commissions to certain CSMCL officials and private individuals instead of paying employees. There are also indications that the companies involved in the scam withheld large sums of money, according to the investigation agency, for overtime work and systematic misappropriation of funds by these employees.