​1. 🛑 Arrest and Accused
​Accused: Sri Manoranjan Sahoo, Ex- Senior Clerk, Hindol Sub-Treasury, Dhenkanal.
​Arresting Authority: Odisha Vigilance (arrested him late last night).
​Status: The accused had been on the run for the last 2 years to evade Vigilance action.
​2. 💰 Financial Fraud Details
​Total Misappropriated Amount: Rs. 68,85,497/- (Sixty-Eight Lakhs, Eighty-Five Thousand, Four Hundred and Ninety-Seven Rupees).
​Modus Operandi: Misappropriation was done through fraudulent drawl of government funds.
​Victims: The money was originally intended for family pension holders.
​Diversion of Funds: Sri Sahoo did not credit the funds to the pensioners’ accounts but systematically credited the misappropriated amount to his own bank account and the bank accounts of his relatives.
​3. 🚨 Legal Action
​Case Registered: Cuttack Vigilance PS Case No 32/2024.
​Applicable Law: Anti-corruption laws (PC Act – Prevention of Corruption Act).
​Current Status: Sri Sahoo is being forwarded to the Hon’ble Court of Spl Judge, Vigilance, Dhenkanal, today.
