Vigilance Nabs Ex‑Tirtol Officials in ₹3.02 Crore Scam
Odisha Vigilance has arrested two former Tirtol Block officials, Bhanja Kishore Behera (Ex‑SRA, later posted at Naugaon Tahasil) and Pradipta Kumar Mallik (retired Ex‑PEO), for allegedly embezzling government funds worth Rs 3.02 crore.
Investigators revealed that between 2011–12 and 2021–22, the accused, along with late Rajdeep Hansda (Ex‑AEE), fabricated salary registers and tampered with disbursal documents.
Fraudulent salary bills were prepared far beyond sanctioned allocations, with diverted amounts transferred into their personal accounts.
A case has been registered under Kataka Vigilance PS Case No. 30 (dated 12.08.2026) for offences under the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 and IPC sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, and 34.
The arrested officials are being forwarded to the Court of the Hon’ble Special Judge, Vigilance, Kataka. The investigation continues to trace the money trail and identify further complicity.
