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The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) connected Friday arrested 2 persons successful transportation with a lawsuit involving misappropriation of ₹14 crore from the Kerala State Lottery Agents and Sellers Welfare Fund Board, Vigilance officials said.
In a release, the VACB said the arrested persons are Sangeeth K., a autochthonal of Attingal, and his person Anilkumar, a contractor from Vazhuthacaud.
The VACB said the arrests were made successful a lawsuit registered implicit large-scale fiscal irregularities allegedly committed betwixt 2014 and 2020 by Mr. Sangeeth, who was moving connected deputation arsenic a Lower Division Clerk astatine the board.
According to the VACB, Mr. Sangeeth allegedly misappropriated funds by misusing the currency book, bureau expenses register, and cheque books, and by forging documents.
“During his tenure arsenic an LDC from 2014 to 2020, helium allegedly altered cheque amounts, forged the signatures of elder officers, and manipulated authoritative registers to transportation wealth from the board’s accounts to his ain relationship and that of his person Anilkumar,” the VACB connection said.
The VACB said its probe revealed that the wealth siphoned disconnected done the fraud was utilized to get assets and enactment existent property concern activities.
Vigilance officials said they were probing whether much persons were progressive successful the case.
The VACB squad besides suspects that Mr. Sangeeth continued the fraudulent activities adjacent aft his tenure astatine the committee ended.
The Vigilance is examining whether immoderate different officials of the committee were progressive successful the misappropriation, the connection added.
