In connection with scam invloving around Rs60 lakh under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), three persons - two Government officials and one gram pradhan - were arrested from Pithoragarh district on Thursday.
Patwari Bharat Mehta arrested the accused after conducting thorough investigation of the case, it is learnt. The accused have been identified as Ramesh Joshi, assistant BDO, Manoj Joshi, official at Rojgar Cell and Tulsi Devi, Gram Pradhan.
The accused were allegedly involved in withdrawing money under the scheme after opening false bank accounts for MNREGS workers with the assistance of a bank official.
Earlier, the cooperative bank official was arrested on the same charge. So far six persons have been arrested in connection with the case, said Pithoragarh SDM Anurag Arya.
Investigation is on and all those involved in the scam would be arrested, he added.