Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on corruption, Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested a Senior Assistant of the DFO, Sunabeda Wildlife Division for allegedly misappropriating government funds over Rs 2.60 crore.
The accused, Babulu Suna, Sr Assistant-cum-In-Charge, Establishment Section, Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Sunabeda Wildlife Division, Nuapada, was arrested for embezzling government funds by creating false bills under the MACP/RACP scheme. He is being forwarded to the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna.
Suna, who had been absconding for the past six months, was nabbed by Odisha Vigilance in Balangir last night.
According to Vigilance, Suna utilized his position as In-Charge of the Establishment Section to execute fraudulent transactions. He fabricated false arrear bills under the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) and Revised Assured Career Progression (RACP) schemes.
The fraudulent bills were processed using the credentials and identities of former, retired and deceased employees of the Sunabeda Wildlife Division to siphon off public funds into private bank accounts of his family members — including his spouse, brother, sister and two close associates.
He also manipulated official records to enhance his own periodical salary increments beyond legitimate entitlements and generated excess monthly salary bills, wrongfully drawing an additional sum of over Rs 10.58 lakh.
In total, he was found to have misappropriated Rs 2,60,21,306.In this connection, Koraput Vigilance PS Case No 24 & 25/2026 under Prevention of Corruption Act and relevant sections of BNS has been registered against the accused. Investigation is underway.
