JAJPUR: The sarpanch of Gramnandipur panchayat under Dasarathapur block was placed under suspension on Wednesday for allegedly misappropriating government funds to the tune of over Rs 11.72 lakh.
The accused, Sanjukta Mohanty, allegedly siphoned off funds meant for development of the panchayat under different schemes during her previous tenure as sarpanch of Gramnandipur. The funds were sanctioned by the Central Finance Commission (CFC).
Sources said when Mohanty was the sarpanch from 2012 to 2017, the CFC provided around Rs 12 lakh for carrying out poverty alleviation programmes in the panchayat. However, she allegedly transferred Rs 11.72 lakh from the fund to her husband’s bank account and prepared fake utilisation papers with the assistance of the then panchayat executive officer.
