PAC Reveals Rs1.06 Billion HESCO Payroll Embezzlement Scam
A meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has uncovered an alleged Rs1.06 billion embezzlement at the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) involving salary payments to ghost employees and retired staff. According to an audit report reviewed by the committee, salaries were continuously paid to non-existent employees and individuals who had already retired, resulting in…