First arrest in Corpn. fund misappropriation case
The Hindu
Attendant at Sreekaryam office held
The first arrest in the case of misappropriation of revenue funds from the zonal offices of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation was recorded on Wednesday.
The Sreekaryam police arrested Biju (41), office attendant, at the Sreekaryam zonal office. He was arrested from his wife’s house at Kallara in the morning. He is accused of misappropriating ₹5.25 lakh from the revenue collections that was supposed to be remitted to the Corporation Secretary’s account.
The accused has been charged under Section 409 pertaining to criminal breach of trust by public servant, Section 420 pertaining to cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property and Section 465 pertaining to punishment for forgery, of the Indian Penal Code. The Sreekaryam police are on the lookout for one more person.
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