Kendrapara, July 28 -- A local court in Kendrapara has sentenced a former headmaster to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.10,000 for misappropriating government funds meant for school development.
Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Sarita Mohanty convicted Nirmal Kumar Acharya, the former in-charge headmaster of Gokhapada Primary School and Karanjia UP School under Mahakalapada block, for embezzling Rs.6.75 lakh sanctioned for school infrastructure development.
According to additional public prosecutor Ramakanta Swain, Acharya had fraudulently withdrawn the amount during his tenure in 2016 from funds allocated to both schools.
Following complaints, the then Sub-Collector ordered an inquiry by Block Education Offi...