Archive · 26 May 2025
Former Officials Arrested in Separate Fraud and Fund Misappropriation Cases
Two former government officers have been arrested for separate crimes.
One, a former engineer, tricked people into giving him money by promising land but never delivering.
He took Rs 35 lakh from them.
The other, a former panchayat officer, stole over Rs 1.37 crore of government money by forging signatures.
The police found the irregularities during an audit.
Both men are now facing legal charges for their actions.
A former BeMC executive engineer was arrested for allegedly cheating two individuals of Rs 35 lakh.
The engineer had taken money for land sales but did not sell the land.
A former panchayat officer was arrested for misappropriating over Rs 1.37 crore of government funds.
The officer forged the sarpanch's signature on cheques to withdraw funds.
Both arrests were made on Sunday following investigations.
- Who
- Pattam Shyamababu Patro, a former BeMC executive engineer, and Sameer Kumar Mishra, former PEO of Keluapalli, were arrested.
- What
- Patro was arrested for allegedly cheating two people, including an NRI. Mishra was arrested for allegedly misappropriating government funds.
- When
- Patro's alleged offenses occurred prior to arrest on Sunday. Mishra's offenses occurred from 2019 to March 2024.
- Where
- Berhampur (Patro's case); Keluapalli at Rangeilunda block in Ganjam district (Mishra's case).
- Why
- Pattam Shyamababu Patro allegedly cheated two persons, including an NRI, of Rs 35 lakh by promising land sale. Sameer Kumar Mishra allegedly misappropriated over Rs 1.37 crore by forging signatures.
- Accused 1
- Pattam Shyamababu Patro, former BeMC executive engineer
- Accused 2
- Sameer Kumar Mishra, former PEO of Keluapalli
- Charges
- Cheating (Patro); Misappropriation of funds (Mishra)
- Amount Cheated
- Rs 35 lakh (Patro); Over Rs 1.37 crore (Mishra)
- Victims (Patro)
- Woman of Gandhi Nagar and an NRI from Australia
- Victims (Mishra)
- Government
- Arrest Location (Patro)
- Bhubaneswar
- Arrest Location (Mishra)
- Rangeilunda block
