By Matters India Reporter
Jabalpur, Sept 9, 2022: The Economic Offence Wing officials have raided the office and residence of the moderator of the Church of North India (CNI) and seized cash from his possession.
The officials claimed that they on September 8 seized 27 million rupees and US$18,000 from Bishop P C Singh of Jabalpur diocese
The bishop is currently is out of India, however, his family members were present at the time raid in his residence.
The CNI has not officially reacted to the raid in the office and residence of its moderator, the top official of the Church, despite its wide ramifications in the functioning of other CNI dioceses in the country.
The sleuths of the Economic Offence Wing, a special branch of the state police dealing with economic offences, acted following a complaint against the bishop for alleged corruption and embezzlement diocesan funds, including the fees collected from students from the diocesan schools.
The prelate is also accused of appointing himself as the chairman of the diocesan education board through fraudulently and swindling the fund from the diocesan school in his personal accounts.
The special police branch, in its preliminary probe, found the bishop misusing the diocesan funds since 2004.
The special police establishment has confirmed the raid, however, it has not released details of the money and other documents seized from him.