Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested Mausam Behera, former Secretary of Sunamudi Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society and Tamia PACS under Patnagarh ARCS Circle in Balangir district, for allegedly misappropriating Rs 22.19 lakh of society funds.
Vigilance officials said Behera siphoned off Rs 22,19,636 during 2024-25 and 2025-26. The accused allegedly made false entries showing refunds of Amanat or deposit money and diverted proceeds from fertilizer sales instead of depositing them into the Cash Credit fertilizer loan accounts of both PACS.
Following the investigation, a case was registered at Sambalpur Vigilance Police Station under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Amendment Act, 2018 and Section 316(5) of BNS.
After arrest, Behera was produced before the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Balangir. Officials said the probe into the financial irregularities in the two cooperative societies is continuing.
