Bhubaneswar: A special Vigilance Court on Tuesday sentenced a former president of a school education committee in Odisha’s Kandhamal district to rigorous imprisonment for three years for misappropriation of government money.
Manoj Pradhan, ex-president, School Education Committee (SEC), Sikabadi Primary School under Raikia block in Kandhamal, who was charge-sheeted by Vigilance for misappropriating government money to the tune of Rs 5,83,690 meant for construction of new class room building was convicted by Special Judge, Vigilance, Phulbani and sentenced to undergo RI for 3 years, an official release said.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on convict Pradhan. The court in its order said that convict Pradhan in default of payment of fine, to undergo RI for 6 months more for the offence under section 409 IPC.
The court further sentenced him to undergo RI for 3 years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000 and in default of payment of fine, to undergo RI for 6 months for the offence under section 120-B IPC.
Both the sentences are to run concurrently.
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