Agartala, March 8 -- A CBI court in Agartala capital city of Tripura, on Friday convicted four individuals, including a former government official, for forgery and misappropriation of funds intended for training bamboo artisans.

Advocate Prabir Saha, representing the CBI, confirmed the verdict.

The case originated in 2012 when the CBI launched an investigation into allegations of corruption involving the NGO Women Development Society. The NGO, in collaboration with a Marketing Instructor from Tripura Bamboo Mission, was accused of fabricating documents and securing utilization certificates for training programs that were never conducted.

The organization received funds between Rs 4 to 5 lakh per program, but the money was misappropriat...