Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Junior Engineer Arrested for Misusing Government Funds
A man named Ratnesh Kumar Pandey, who works as a Junior Engineer, was arrested for taking money meant for a project to put up street lights.
He took Rs 9.70 lakh from the government funds and put it into his own bank account.
The money was supposed to be used for making streets safer by adding lights.
The people who are investigating this case are still looking to see if he took more money.
He will now have to go to court to answer for what he did.
Junior Engineer Ratnesh Kumar Pandey was arrested for misappropriating government funds.
Funds were allocated for the Electrification Project of Street Lights in Pattamundai block.
Pandey transferred Rs 9.70 lakh to his personal bank account.
The misappropriation occurred during the 2023-24 financial year.
The investigation is ongoing to determine if additional funds were misused.
- Who
- Ratnesh Kumar Pandey, a Junior Engineer in Pattamundai block, Odisha
- What
- Misappropriation of government funds allocated for the Electrification Project of Street Lights
- When
- During the 2023-24 financial year
- Where
- Pattamundai block, Kendrapara district, Odisha
- Why
- To transfer the funds to his personal bank account
- Name
- Ratnesh Kumar Pandey
- Position
- Junior Engineer
- Location
- Pattamundai block, Kendrapara district, Odisha
- Project
- Electrification Project of Street Lights
- Funds Misappropriated
- Rs 9.70 lakh
- Financial Year
- 2023-24
- Charges
- Indian Penal Code
- Investigating Agency
- Odisha Vigilance