Odisha Vigilance arrests absconding forest official in Rs 2.60 crore scam

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 (UNI) Odisha Vigilance, on Sunday, arrested a forest division official for allegedly siphoning off Rs 2.60 crore in government funds by fabricating arrear bills in the names of former, retired and deceased employees and routing the money to bank accounts of his family members and associates. Suna allegedly misused his official position to fabricate bills under the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) and Revised Assured Career Progression (RACPS) schemes, which provide financial upgradation to government employees who face stagnation in their careers without promotion. According to the Vigilance investigation, the fraudulent bills were processed using the identities…