Anugola court has sentenced a post master to three years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with a government fund embezzlement case.
Anugola Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Sarat Kumar Jena pronounced the verdict on Friday, holding the accused, Ashwatthama Nayak, guilty of financial misappropriation. Alongside the prison term, the court imposed a fine of Rs 20,000, stipulating an additional month of rigorous imprisonment in case of default.
According to reports, Nayak was working as a Gramin Dak Sevak Mail Deliverer (GDSMD) at the Champatimunda branch post office and also handled duties at the Purunagarh branch post office under the Hulurisingha sub-post office.
On July 28, 2015, he collected Rs 85,000 from a depositor to open a new savings account. However, he fraudulently tampered with the deposit receipt, recording the amount as Rs 8,500 instead of Rs 85,000.
By failing to credit the remaining Rs 76,500 into the government account, Nayak misappropriated the public funds for personal gain. Public Prosecutor Pradeep Kumar Debata represented the state and successfully argued the case before the CJM court, leading to the conviction.
