India, April 6 -- The secretary of Servants of India Society (SIS) Milind Deshmukh was arrested on Sunday, a day after Deshmukh himself was held, in connection with an alleged case of funds diversion, cheating, and misappropriation at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), a senior police officer said.

"Deshmukh (52) was arrested late on Saturday after a case was registered against him and others under sections 409 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), and 34 (criminal act by multiple people with common intention) of the Indian Penal Code," said senior police inspector Girisha Nimbalkar.

"The case that was registered following a complaint lodged by deputy registrar of GIPE Vishal Gaikwad pertains to alleged cheati...