Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Odisha Vigilance Arrests Six in Rs 9.24-Crore Funds Case
Officials in Odisha are investigating a suspected government money fraud.
They say Rs 9.24 crore was diverted from a roads and buildings office in Bhubaneswar.
Six people have been arrested so far.
Two officials were allegedly responsible for preparing false orders and bills.
Four other employees were allegedly involved and received some of the money.
The false bills were made in the names of retired workers and for office expenses.
Investigators found that money was sent to 77 bank accounts connected to 48 people.
Authorities have recovered Rs 3.96 crore, but the investigation is still continuing.
Odisha Vigilance arrested four more employees, raising total arrests to six.
Officials allege Rs 9.24 crore was diverted from Bhubaneswar’s R&B Division-I office.
Fake sanction orders and bills were allegedly generated between 2022-23 and 2025-26.
Investigators identified 77 bank accounts belonging to 48 people who allegedly received funds.
Authorities have recovered Rs 3.96 crore, while further investigation continues.
- Who
- Six employees and officials connected to Odisha’s Roads and Buildings Division-I office have been arrested; the investigation also names associates and relatives whose accounts allegedly received funds.
- What
- An alleged embezzlement involving Rs 9.24 crore in diverted public money.
- When
- The alleged bills were generated between the 2022-23 and 2025-26 financial years; four arrests were made on Sunday after two earlier arrests.
- Where
- The office of the Superintending Engineer, Roads and Buildings Division-I, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Why
- Investigators allege that fake sanction orders and bills redirected public funds to private bank accounts.
- Total alleged diversion
- Rs 9.24 crore
- Total arrests
- Six
- Latest arrests
- Dipak Kumar Routray, Laxman Biswal, Rajib Lochan Senapati and Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra
- Earlier arrests
- Section Officer Banalata Mohanty and Junior Assistant Bibhudatta Nayak
- Accounts identified
- 77 bank accounts belonging to 48 people
- Amount recovered
- Rs 3.96 crore
- Case status
- A case was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; investigation continues