Police have now started their investigations into the Commissioner Northern's Office after allegations of mismanagement of cash grants to flood victims in the northern division.

Divisional Crime Officer Northern, ASP Luke Rawalai has confirmed that a team of CID officers have been allocated to investigate the alleged mismanagement of cash amounting to $115,000.

The matter was reported to police after a special investigation report on the cash grant to flood victims done by the Finance Ministry found that a total of 366 people were paid a total of $115,000 even though their names were not in the Cabinet approved list of people affected by the flood and need assistance.

The report also revealed that more than 1,100 people whose names were on the Cabinet approved list and needed the assistance badly, missed out due to the alleged scam.

Other findings highlighted in the report include forged signatures, double payments, cheques released to third parties without authority from payees and cheques confirmed by payees and not received by them.

It was also found that more then 22 people who were assisted were not at all affected by the flood and another 25 people who were paid $400 each totaling $10,000 were not staying at residential addresses given in the survey form.

A number of senior civil servants are expected to be questioned by police soon.