Jeypore: The Special Vigilance Court here today convicted and sentenced a former PEO Bariendra Majhi and former Sarpanch Haribandhu Majhi of Kosagumuda gram panchayat to undergo rigorous imprisonment (RI) for two years and a pay a fine of Rs 40,000. On default to pay the fine, they have to undergo RI for six months more.
Bariendra and Haribandhu had misappropriated Rs 4,68,859 government money by manipulating documents.
