7 cases against OPH&WC B'patna officials lodged

The Vigilance Cell police station on Tuesday registered seven criminal cases against Odisha Police Housing and Welfare Corporation (OPH&WC) officials of Bhawanipatna division for misappropriating `1,56,69,288.

According to a Vigilance Department Press release, cases were registered against the officials for causing financial and technical irregularities in execution of different works at Bhawanipatna division area.

The release maintained a case was registered for making fake payment of `1,86,471 to the labourers during the work at M Rampur UGPC upgradation while payment was made without invoice, challan and receipt of materials at project site in different projects by the Bhawanipatna division Ex-Joint Manager and others thereby misappropriating `23,68,588.

Another case was registered for deficit of materials of `22,92,509 in the construction of 15 Government quarters/office room. Similarly, a separate case was registered for shortage of materials worth of `20,23,674 at the project site of 100 bed women’s hostel, Bhawanipatna SDPO office-cum-residence, Golden Jubilee Hall at Bhawanipatna and construction of nine quarters at Kesinga fire station during 2012-2013 to 2014-2015.

Similarly another case 

was registered for deficit of materials worth `51,21,585 detected at Patnagarh SDJM building construction, police station, fire station building, 100 men barrack, additional fortification of  Khaparokhol police station and also 100 men barrack at Tureikela Outpost.

The Vigilance also registered another was as deficit of materials of `12,89,278 was detected at the construction site Gudavela fire station quarters, Saintala fire station building, luisinga building during 2012-2013 to 2014-2015. So also a separate case was registered for deficit of materials of `13,38,665 detected in the project of construction of seven quarters and hundred man barrack at Dharmagarh fire station during the same period.

The seventh case was registered as misappropriation of `12,34,989 was detected during the construction of office and residence of Titilagarh SDPO, 30 men barrack and outpost building at Harisankar in Balangir district.