Indjija Mayor Marko Gasic Arrested in Road Signage Case
Six people were arrested on the orders of prosecutors, and a seventh is being sought. They are suspected of billing a public company for signage work that was never done.
The Criminal Police Directorate arrested six people on the morning of Sunday, November 8, 2026, on suspicion that they caused the public company JP “Indjija Put” damage of 26,961,059.30 dinars, or about 26.96 million. The operation was ordered by the Special Department for Combating Corruption of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad, and police are still looking for a seventh suspect. Media have identified Marko Gasic, the Serbian Progressive Party mayor of Indjija, among those arrested.
Who was arrested and what are they accused of?
In their statements, the Interior Ministry (MUP) and the prosecutor’s office give only initials and birth years. M. G. (1986), whom MUP describes as the former director of JP “Indjija Put”, and U. T. (1991), the current director of the same company, are suspected of abuse of office. Dj. V. (1984), Dj. D. (1984) and D. M. (1985) are suspected of aiding the same offense, and T. J. (1987) is suspected of money laundering.
The outlets Nova.rs and Danas report that M. G. is Gasic, who was named acting director of “Indjija Put” in 2020 and full director in 2021. According to the official biography on the municipality’s website, he was born on March 6, 1986, which matches the birth year in the statement. He was elected mayor in 2024.
How did the scheme allegedly work, according to prosecutors?
The suspicions cover the period from 2023 to 2025 and public procurement for road marking and the installation of traffic signage in the municipality of Indjija. Prosecutors say the bidder was agreed in advance, that the contracts were concluded in breach of the procurement criteria, and that a payment of 26,961,059.30 dinars was ordered for work the suspects knew had not been carried out.
The remaining suspects are accused of drawing up, signing and certifying technical documentation with false content, on the basis of which the money was paid out. Of T. J., the prosecutor’s office says she:
held money that was paid out on the basis of fictitious invoices for supposedly performed construction services, although she knew that the money came from criminal activity
MUP’s statement mentions a second figure: unlawful material gain of 6,012,020 dinars. The two sums are not the same thing. The first is the damage to the public company, the second the benefit the suspects are believed to have obtained. Police opened their statement with these words:
In continuation of the fight against corruption and financial crime, members of the Ministry of Interior, the Criminal Police Directorate and the Anti-Corruption Service, on the order of the Special Department for Combating Corruption of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad, arrested six people, while one more person is being sought, on suspicion of causing damage of 26,961,059.30 dinars to the public company ‘Indjija Put’
What happens next, and what was Gasic’s earlier brush with the courts?
All suspects have been ordered held for up to 48 hours from the arrests on November 8, so the period expires on November 10. After that, along with a criminal complaint, they will be taken to the Special Department for Combating Corruption in Novi Sad for questioning. As of publication, the sources available to us contain no statement from Gasic, his lawyers or the Serbian Progressive Party.
Nova.rs and IN Medija recall that in 2012 Gasic was among those detained in an investigation into an attempted fraud against the insurer DDOR Novi Sad worth about 2.5 million euros, linked to the Indjija company “Sinandra”, of which, according to Nova.rs, he was the sole owner. He now says he has no information that he was convicted in that case.
All suspects are presumed innocent until guilt is established by a final court ruling.
