Odisha Vigilance arrests JE in Kendrapara for embezzling Rs 9.70 lakh govt funds meant for street lights

Ratnesh Kumar Pandey, JE, Pattamundai Block in Kendrapara arrested by Odisha Vigilance for  misappropriation of Government funds worth Rs 9.70 Lakhs without executing the work

By Our Correspondent BHUBANESWAR: On Tuesday,  Ratnesh Kumar Pandey, JE, Pattamundai Block in Kendrapara was arrested by Odisha Vigilance for  misappropriation of Government funds without executing the work, i.e.,” Electification Project of Street lights” in Pattamundai Block during financial year, 2023-24. Pandey misappropriated GP Developmental Funds & transferred the same to his SBI bank account. So far, evidence of Rs 9.70 lakhs transferred …

Odisha JE Arrested For Embezzling Govt Funds Meant For Street Lights

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday arrested a junior engineer (JE) of Kendrapada’s Pattamundai block, Ratnesh Kumar Pandey, for alleged misuse of public funds. Pandey is accused of misappropriating GP Developmental Funds with executing a street light electrification project in Pattamundai block during 2023-24 financial year. He allegedly transferred it instead to his bank account in SBI, Branch at Pipili. “So far, evidence of Rs 9.70 l…

Odisha Vigilance arrests JE in Kendrapara for embezzling Rs 9.70 lakh govt funds meant for street lights

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday arrested a Junior Engineer (JE) posted at Pattamundai Block in Kendrapara district for allegedly misappropriating government funds meant for street lights electrification. The accused has been identified as Ratnesh Kumar Pandey. He is accused of siphoning off public money without executing the assigned work during the 2023-24 financial year. According to the Vigilance, Pandey was responsible for implement…

JE Arrested in Kendrapara for Embezzlement of Govt Funds

Odisha Vigilance arrested Ratnesh Kumar Pandey, Junior Engineer of Pattamundai Block in Kendrapara district, on December 16, 2025, for financial fraud and embezzlement of government funds. Investigators revealed that Pandey misappropriated Gram Panchayat Developmental Funds during the 2023–24 financial year. He allegedly diverted money meant for the electrification of streetlights without executing the project. During […] The post JE Arrested in…