Vigilance Special Judge, Phulbani on Friday awarded a total of two years of rigorous imprisonment to Sarat Chandra Rana, former Headmaster of the Jhadbalaskumpa Primary School in Kandhamal district, while convicting him in a Government fund bungling case.
The Judge also imposed a total fine of Rs 4,000 on him in default of which he would undergo RI for three months more.
It relates to a case registered in 2009. As per the allegation, construction of two additional classrooms at the Jhadabalaskumpa Primary School had been undertaken with an estimated cost of Rs 4,80,000.
Headmaster Rana along with SEC president Karunakar Beherea withdrew Rs 2,50,087 and constructed the classrooms upto plinth level only.
During an inspection, it was ascertained that a sum of Rs 88,102 was spent towards construction of the building, and the rest amount Rs1,61,985 ha been misappropriated by the two.