The Vigilance police on Monday arrested special class contractor Bijay Kumar Agarwal and his power of attorney holder Deepak Agarwal for alleged misappropriation of Government funds in the construction of four hostels for SC students in Subarnapur district.
The duo was absconding from their residences in Balangir district following an inquiry by the Vigilance into the matter. A team of the anti-graft agency apprehended the two from Rourkela.
Based on inputs about the misappropriation of funds and substandard work in the construction of four 100-seat hostels, the Vigilance Technical Wing recently conducted a technical inspection of the hostel buildings.
During a preliminary surface technical evaluation, the Vigilance detected large-scale cracks, seepages, low width of roof plaster, use of poor-quality wood against prescribed sal wood, use of substandard electrical and sanitary fittings instead of prescribed branded products and many other defects/deviations.