Odisha Vigilance Arrests Two More in Rs 1.08 Crore KCC Bank Embezzlement Case

Odisha Vigilance today arrested two more persons in connection with the alleged embezzlement of over Rs 1.08 crore from the Koraput Central Co-operative (KCC) Bank branch in Malkangiri.Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance today arrested two more persons in connection with the alleged embezzlement of over Rs 1.08 crore from the Koraput Central Co-operative (KCC) Bank branch in Malkangiri The accused have been identified as Sushree Nibedita Tarai and her live-in partner, Nrusingh Prasad Khamari. Vigilance officials said both were closely associated with Sudhansu Khora, the Branch Manager of KCC Bank, who was arrested on May 5 and is currently under police remand for interrogation.According to investigators, the money trail has revealed that Khora allegedly transferred nearly Rs 63 lakh from the misappropriated funds to Tarai and Khamari as part of a conspiracy to divert the money and avoid detection.Vigilance officials said Khora had reportedly come into contact with Sushree Nibedita Tarai, also known as Sushree Sulagna, through Facebook. The two allegedly hatched a plan to siphon off funds from the bank. Khamari, who has reportedly been in a live-in relationship with Tarai for a long time, is also suspected of having played a key role in the operation.