Vigilance Court Special Judge Pranita Mahanty here on Tuesday sentenced Boudh district’s Harabhanga Block SI of Schools Narendra Kumar Mukhi to undergo RI for four years, pay a fine of Rs15,000 and in default undergo RI for eight months in two cases of financial embezzlement.
Mukhi as SI of Schools took advance of Rs6,53,000 for disbursement of salary of the teachers of Banibhusanpur Circle and Biranarsinghpur Circle. He disbursed Rs6, 01,696 and misappropriated the rest of Rs51,304. During the same period, Mukhi received advance cash of Rs1,41,693 for disbursement of fuel, vegetable charges, remuneration to the cook and helper under mid-day meal programme, but he disbursed Rs96,227 and misappropriated Rs45,466.
He also misappropriated a sum of Rs6,710, which was given to him towards teachers’ contingency fund. While he was in-charge of sale of National Text Book, he also misappropriated Rs41,427 towards the sale proceed of the text book. In total, he misappropriated Rs1,44,907 during his incumbency. Two cases were registered against his by the Vigilance.