Jajpur, Feb 21: Odisha government suspended a woman Sarpanch in Dasarathapur block of Jajpur district for allegedly misappropriating public money.
An official order in this regard was issued by the Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department on Thursday.
According to the order, the Sarpanch of Gramnandipur gram panchayat under Dasarathapur block Sanjukta Mohanty allegedly embezzled government funds to the tune of Rs 11,72,500 meant for the development of the panchayat under various schemes and sanctioned by the Central Finance Commission (CFC).
As per reports, social activist Jayant Sadangi brought the issue of misappropriation of the funds to the attention of the Jajpur collector last year. Acting on it, Collector P. Anvesha Reddy instructed the District Panchayat Officer to investigate the allegation, which was later confirmed to be valid.
However, the accused Sanjukta Mohanty could not be reached for comments on the matter.
