​EX-SECRETARY OF JUBA PACS LTD. ARRESTED BY ODISHA VIGILANCE FOR MISAPPROPRIATION OF OVER RS.14.22 LAKHS SOCIETY FUNDS.

DDS

Bureau,Odishabarta

Bhubaneswar:​In a major enforcement action against financial irregularity in cooperative societies, Odisha Vigilance today  arrested  Chintamani Mallick, Ex-Secretary of Juba Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS) Ltd. under Belpada Block in Balangir district.

​On the alleged misappropriation of Govt funds over Rs.14.22 Lakhs, a thorough probe by Odisha Vigilance found

Sri Mallick to have done the systemic financial fraud  involving government and society funds totalling Rs.14,22,046/-. The alleged financial malpractices were executed across the financial years 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22, and 2022–23.

​The discrepancies uncovered during the probe include ​unrecorded seed proceeds, omission of seed sale proceeds from official Books of Account,​ intentionally entering suppressed closing balances in the Day Book, documenting fake bank deposits to cover up shortages and excess overdrawal from savings bank deposits.

​In this connection, Odisha Vigilance has registered case vide Sambalpur Vigilance PS Case No.16/2026 under the Prevention of Corruption Act against the accused Sri Mallic