The Road Development Corporation (RDC) funds were deposited in the accounts of several senior officials of the then government and businesses linked to them in 2022, police said on Wednesday.

Addressing a joint press conference of the police and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) at Iskandar Koshi on Monday, Superintendent of Police Abdulla Rasheed, head of the Economic Offences Department of police, said a total of MVR 14 million was deposited in the personal accounts of three RDC employees, of which MVR 11 million was deposited into one individual account.

"These RDC employees mentioned above have money from their accounts, companies of senior government functionaries and their accounts, Rasheed said.

He added they are also probing the deposit of money in the accounts of senior officials of the previous government and businesses associated with them.

"One company has received MVR 392,000. Out of the MVR 392,000 that has entered the company, MVR 160,000 has entered the account of a person close to the company," Rasheed said.

The RDC had lodged a complaint with the police in September 2022, he said, adding that information and related technical work were being carried out after the complaint was lodged with the police.

It has been found that 216 transactions were made from the account of one of the parties who deposited the RDC funds, each involving a large number of people, all of which have to be obtained individually, so there is difficulty in investigating the matter, Rasheed said.