PRAYAGRAJ, May 13 -- Two computer operators of the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) have been booked for their alleged involvement in embezzlement of house tax amounting to around Rs.1.44 crore. The computer operators had issued house tax receipts and took the money from the consumers but did not deposit the amount in the account of the corporation.

After investigation conducted on a complaint, chief tax assessment officer of the municipal corporation PK Dwivedi lodged an FIR against both the computer operators in Colonelganj police station.

As per reports, computer operator of Zone 7 Satyam Shukla, a resident of Purana Allahpur, issued receipts of Rs.1,26,05,368 amount of House Tax while Akash Srivastava, a resident of Jayantipur ...