🧸The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Thursday said it has arrested a junior engineer, panchayat secretary, and former sarpanch of Dhirkot village for allegedly misappropriating gram panchayat funds amounting to Rs 8,09,744.
🙈A spokesperson of the bureau said during the investigation, it came to light that from 2013 to 2016, the Dhirkot gram panchayat had a total income of Rs 56,68,330 lakh.
♓Of which, an expenditure of Rs 38,05,524 was incurred by the panchayat and Rs 18,62,806 was found deposited in the bank account.
🌊According to the investigation report of the technical team, total works amounting to Rs 29,95,780 were completed by the gram panchayat.
🃏The spokesman said three of the accused allegedly embezzled funds to the tune of Rs 8,09,744.
(Inputs from PTI)
