Phulbani, July 5: A Special Court in Phulbani on Friday convicted Narendra Kumar Dalai, Ex-Farm Superintendent of Paljhar Farm in Boudh and Sudhir Kumar Rout, Ex-Junior Clerk of office of Farm Superintendent in Paljhar under Boudh for misappropriation of GPF loan deduction amounts of 14 employees of Paljhar Farm during the period from 2001 to 2003 by manipulating and tampering official records. Both the accused were earlier charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance.
The Court sentenced both the convicts Narendra Kumar Dalai and Sudhir Kumar Rout to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 4 years each and to pay fine of Rs.10, 000 and in default of payment of fine, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 6 months each more for the offence U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(c)(d) of PC Act, 1988. The Court further sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 4 years each and to pay fine of Rs.10, 000 and in default of payment of fine, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 6 months each more for the offence U/s 409 IPC. The Court also sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 4 years each and to pay fine of Rs.10, 000 and in default of payment of fine, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 6 months each more for the offence U/s 120-B IPC. All the sentences against both the convicts are to run concurrently.
Further, the convicts Rout were sent to jail custody to serve their sentence.
Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for dismissal of Sudhir Kumar Rout, at present Senior Clerk of the office of Chief District Agriculture Officer (CDAO), Boudh from service following his conviction.
