Berhampur, July 31: A Special Vigilance Court in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Wednesday convicted a retired Tax Collector of Berhampur Municipal Corporation for misappropriating government money.
The accused has been identified as Jogi Behera. Behara was earlier charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) PC Act, 1988/409/468/477-A IPC, for misappropriating pension money by showing disbursement to the dead pensioners under OAP/ODP/NOAP. The Court has convicted Behera and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 years and fine for this offence.
Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for stoppage of pension of Beherafollowing his conviction.
