Bhubaneswar, Dec. 16 -- Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday arrested Junior Engineer Ratnesh Kumar Pandey for allegedly misappropriating government funds without executing the assigned developmental works.
According to sources in the Odisha Vigilance Directorate, Pandey misused Gram Panchayat (GP) Developmental Funds and transferred the amount to his personal bank account maintained at the State Bank of India (SBI), Pipili Branch.
So far, investigators have gathered evidence indicating that Rs.9.70 lakh was transferred to his personal accounts. The investigation is ongoing to ascertain whether additional funds were misappropriated.
Odisha Vigilance has registered a case against Pandey under Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(a) and 12 of the Prevent...