ACB summons 101 people from Kamle in forest fund case, camp at Gerukamukh

Arunachal Pradesh's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has asked 101 people from Kamle district to appear before its investigating officer next week in a corruption and forgery case, The Arunachal Times reported from Raga on Sunday, citing an official communication.

The case is ACB Police Station Case No 09/2025. It was registered under Sections 120(B) (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating), 468 and 471 (forgery and using forged documents) of the Indian Penal Code, along with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

Three batches over three days

According to the communication, an ACB investigation team will camp at the NHPC complex in Gerukamukh from November 4 to 7. Those summoned will be heard in three batches:

• November 4: persons at serial numbers 1 to 35
• November 5: serial numbers 36 to 70
• November 6: serial numbers 71 to 101

The bureau has also asked the range forest officer (RFO) of Dirga to send forest staff with the team for spot verification. The communication does not say what role, if any, each of the 101 people is alleged to have had, and being asked to appear does not mean a person is accused of wrongdoing.

Officials at the Dollungmukh police station and the Dirga RFO could not be reached for comment by the paper.

Same case as retired DFO's arrest

ACB case 09/2025 is the case number under which the bureau arrested retired divisional forest officer Chukhu Loma on September 13, 2026, according to an ACB press release reported at the time by Arunachal24. That case concerns alleged irregular payments of government money to private individuals while he headed the Banderdewa Forest Division, with the amount involved put at about Rs 31.93 crore. The bureau said then that the role of other public servants linked to the transactions was being examined.

The ACB has not publicly released a list of co-accused, the names of the private payees or a breakdown of the amount. The allegations have not been tested in court, and an arrest or summons does not establish guilt.

What happens next

The questioning at Gerukamukh, home to the NHPC's Subansiri Lower hydroelectric project, is expected to help investigators verify payments and records on the ground. Kamle district, with its headquarters at Raga, lies in the Subansiri basin of central Arunachal Pradesh.

NEInsider will follow the case as the ACB files further details or a chargesheet.