Panchayat Executive Officer convicted in Kalahandi pension misappropriation case, Digi Mart USA News (Bhubaneswar, Odisha): Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of a Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) in Kalahandi district in a corruption case, according to a report published by Ommcom News.
Girish Chandra Sabar, PEO of Chahaka Gram Panchayat under Golamunda block, was convicted on Friday. He was earlier posted as PEO of Sirol and Gokuleswar Gram Panchayats under Kesinga block in Kalahandi district.
Odisha Vigilance charge-sheeted Sabar under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(c) of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, and Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code. The case concerned the misappropriation of government money meant for Old Age Pension beneficiaries of Sirol and Gokuleswar Gram Panchayats.
The Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna convicted him and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for four years, along with a fine. Following the conviction, Sabar was sent to jail custody to serve his sentence.
Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for Sabar’s dismissal from service following his conviction.
