Odisha: Forester arrested for misappropriating government funds

Odisha Vigilance arrests Forest Dept official for Rs 55 lakh embezzlement

Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested a Forest Department official on charges of embezzling government funds to the tune of over Rs 55 lakh. The accused has been identified as Jaya Kumar Juad, currently posted as a forester at the office of the Forest Range Officer, Biswanathpur, under Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district. Juad was arrested for allegedly misappropriating government funds amounting to Rs 55,04,607 by …

Odisha: Forester arrested for misappropriating government funds

Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (PTI) A Forest Department official was arrested in Odisha on Friday for allegedly misappropriating government funds, an officer said.The arrested official allegedly misappropriated over Rs 55 lakh by preparing false muster rolls and vouchers for soil and moisture conservation works at plantation sites in Thuamul Rampur in Kalahandi district during 2024-25, he said.The official was arrested by the Vigilance Department, he added…