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Bihar: Former Minister alleges scam in procurement of ambulances in Siwan ANI | Updated: Jun 01, 2021 15:17 IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 1 (ANI): As the country is battling the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, former Bihar Minister Vikram Kunwar on Tuesday alleged that an ambulance scam has been unearthed in Siwan district that reveals each ambulance was purchased at three times the market price.
Kunwar alleged that each ambulance worth Rs 7 lakh was purchased for a whopping price of around Rs 22 lakh in Bihar s Siwan district.
He requested Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to investigate the alleged scam.
In a letter written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the former MLA alleged that about 10 ambulances have been purchased from funds provided by MLC Tunna Pandey and former MLAs Ramesh Singh Kushwaha and Vyasdev Prasad.