The Commissionerate police have arrested a man
from Jharkhand over his alleged involvement in the siphoning of Rs 97
lakh of a private engineering college in the city.
The nabbed accused was identified as Vikash Kumar, boyfriend of prime
accused Payal Mohapatra, an employee of the college who was earlier
arrested.
Later, the Tamando police produced Kumar in a court here on Tuesday.
Payal (27), accountant of the educational institution, was arrested on
April 29 on the charges of misappropriation of college funds to the tune
of Rs 97 lakh.
The woman, a resident of Baiyalish Mouza in Cuttack district, had
allegedly transferred the amount to her lover Kumar, who is a former
student of the college.
The money was sent to him through UPI mode within a span of one
year. The college authorities had lodged a complaint in connection with
the fund embezzlement at the Tamando police station.