Vigilance registers cases against 3 OPHWC employees

The anti-corruption Vigilance department today registered cases against three employees of Odisha State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation (OPHWC) on charge of financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 10.27 crore.
"Seven cases have been registered against joint manager Achyutananda Routray, junior assistant Bishnu Charan Behera and clerk Mahavir Das of the Corporation's Bhawanipatna division," said K B Singh, the director of the State Vigilance.
To a question, Singh said the involvement of these three officials came to the notice by the CMD of the corporation during an audit.
It was revealed that the joint manager, in connivance with the other two staff had issued a cheque signed by him instead of a joint signature. The financial irregularities committed by them is Rs 10, 27,13,666, Singh added.