IMPHAL, June 26 -- Former deputy commissioner of Tengnoupal district, A. Tombikanta was arrested yesterday from Imphal in connection with charges of corruption concerning an amount of Rs. 4 crore which was sanctioned as compensation money for Imphal- Moreh road expansion.

According to a report Imphal Moreh road expansion was conceived before 2015 and the tender it was sanctioned in 2015 while Tombikanta was the Tengnoupal DC. He has been charged under Prevention of Corruption Act, 13 clause (c) and 420 IPC.

Present Tengnoupal DC, Raghumani lodged a complaint to Tengnoupal police mentioning that compensation amount was not properly used by the then DC, Tombikanta. Based on the complaint of the present DC, a case has been registered at th...