Altogether 19 of the 44 accused in the multi-crore public distribution system (PDS) scam in Arunachal Pradesh have been arrested so far, head of the Special Investigating Cell (SIC) investigating the scam M S Chauhan said here today. Altogether 19 accused including former chief minister Gegong Apang have been arrested but 18 of them have been granted bail by the Yupia fast track court while the bail plea of Apang would be heard by the Itanagar bench of Gauhati High Court on September 6, Chauhan told reporters here. As most of the accused are public servants the SIC had sought sanction from the state government, he aid. "Charge sheets have been filed against 41 accused, including few IAS officers under various sections of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988," he informed. When asked about the magnitude of the scam, Chauhan said it could be well above Rs 1,000 crore and the involvement of politicians, bureaucrats, contractors as well as under ground elements was evident from statements of the accused.