Odisha Vigilance has arrested Sri Manoranjan Sahoo, former Senior Clerk of Hindol Sub-Treasury, Dhenkanal, for his alleged involvement in a major financial fraud amounting to ₹68.85 lakh. The arrest was made late last night after the accused remained on the run for nearly two years to evade the investigation.According to Vigilance officials, the misappropriation took place through fraudulent drawl of government funds that were originally meant for family pension beneficiaries. Instead of depositing the sanctioned pension amounts into the accounts of eligible pensioners, Sahoo diverted the money to his own bank account and those of his relatives, thereby systematically siphoning off public funds.
A case has been registered under Cuttack Vigilance PS Case No. 32/2024 under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. After his arrest, the former clerk is being produced before the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Dhenkanal, today.Odisha Vigilance has stated that the investigation is still ongoing, and further financial transactions and involvement of other individuals, if any, are being examined.
