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Rs 16.37 Crore Fraud Uncovered at Nanded Tribal Project Office; Clerk Absconding
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News18•23-09-2026, 13:15
Rs 16.37 Crore Fraud Uncovered at Nanded Tribal Project Office; Clerk Absconding
- •Police in Nanded, Maharashtra, have uncovered an alleged embezzlement of Rs 16.37 crore from government funds at the Ekatmik Adivasi Vikas Prakalp (Integrated Tribal Development Project) office in Kinwat.
- •A case has been registered against a senior clerk who is currently absconding.
- •An inquiry revealed that 280 government cheques were allegedly used to transfer public money to private individuals, commercial establishments, and other non-government entities.
- •The irregularities occurred between April 1, 2024, and September 16, 2026, involving the misuse of cheque registers and bank accounts with forged signatures of project officers.
- •The fraud was detected after Project Officer and Assistant Collector B Saravanan ordered an inquiry into discrepancies; the investigation has now been handed over to the Economic Offences Wing.
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Police unearthed an alleged embezzlement of Rs 16.37 crore from government funds at the Integrated Tribal Development Project office in Nanded district.
The fraud was uncovered after project officer and assistant collector B Saravanan ordered an inquiry into discrepancies within the government accounts and cheque transactions.
The investigation has been transferred to the police’s Economic Offences Wing while efforts continue to capture the absconding clerk.