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Odisha Vigilance Arrests Two Officials for Diverting ’9.24 Crore Public Funds
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News18•26-09-2026, 22:30
Odisha Vigilance Arrests Two Officials for Diverting ’9.24 Crore Public Funds
- •Odisha Vigilance arrested Section Officer Banalata Mohanty and Junior Assistant Bibhudutta Nayak for allegedly diverting ’9.24 crore public funds.
- •The officials, from the Superintending Engineer, Roads and Buildings (R&B) Division-I, Bhubaneswar, allegedly generated fake sanction orders and bills.
- •They substituted genuine bank details with account numbers belonging to their relatives and associates to divert funds between FY 2022-23 and 2025-26.
- •A total of 77 bank accounts of 48 individuals, including family members and associates, were used to receive the misappropriated money.
- •Following detection and inquiry, administrative authorities have already recovered ’3.96 crore of the diverted amount.
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Odisha Vigilance arrested Section Officer Banalata Mohanty and Junior Assistant Bibhudutta Nayak for allegedly diverting Rs 9.24 crore of public funds to private bank accounts of their associates and relatives.
The accused generated fake sanction orders and bills between the 2022-23 and 2025-26 financial years, substituting genuine beneficiary bank details with accounts belonging to their relatives and associates.
After the embezzlement was detected and an inquiry was initiated, administrative authorities managed to recover Rs 3.96 crore of the diverted amount.
