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New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Patiala House Court in New Delhi granted transit remand of Ramesh Chandra Sahoo, the former BDO of Narayanpatna in Koraput, who was arrested by Odisha vigilance in seven corruption cases.
The former BDO, who was on the run for eight years, was arrested by the vigilance in Delhi. The anti-graft agency produced in the court and sought transit remand.
The vigilance team will take him to Odisha and produce before the speical vigilance court.
Sahoo was wanted in seven corruption cases by the vigilance department, they said.
A former Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer, he is accused of misappropriating funds for the construction of anganwadi centres at Tovapadar, Mankid and Dumsil. In another case, he allegedly embezzled funds meant for the construction of a road at Pachingi, officials said.
He allegedly misappropriated funds of around Rs 34 lakh, they said.
Over the last eight years, Sahoo went on changing his locations, and lived mostly in Delhi and its neighbourhood. He also lived in Jorhat in Assam for some time.
Acting on a tip-off, a team was stationed in Delhi to identify his location, following which he was nabbed, officials said.
Cases pending against him——
- Misappropriation of Govt. fund to the tune of Rs.6,00,000/- without executing the work i.e. for construction of Anganwadi Centre (AWC) Building at Tovapadar and Mankid.
- Misappropriation of Govt. fund to the tune of Rs.3,00,000/- without executing the construction of AWC Building at Dumsil, Koraput.
- Misappropriation of Govt. fund to the tune of Rs.5,00,000/- without executing the construction of road with CD Works at Pachingi
- Misappropriation of Govt. fund to the tune of Rs.5,00,000/- without executing the construction of Diversion Weir and Field Channel at Kelubadi of Narayanpatna Block,
- Misappropriation of Govt. fund to the tune of Rs.5,00,000/- without executing the construction of Spring based water supply & Field Channel at Uppergumundi under Narayanpatna Block, Dist: Koraput
- Misappropriation of Govt. fund to the tune of Rs.5,00,000/- without executing the construction of AWC at Gehchla and CC road work at Daleipeta under Narayanpatna Block, Dist: Koraput
- Misappropriation of Govt. Money of Rs.5,00,000/- of NREGS account of G.P fund and showed the same in the GP Cash book as transferred to PFC account..
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