Bhubaneswar, June 26 -- The OdishaVigilance Department has arrested another contractor on Friday in connection with the alleged LED streetlight scam under the 'Ama Gaon Ama Bikash' scheme. The latest arrest comes a day after three contractors were held in the same case.

The arrested contractor has been identified as Bibhuti Bhusan Biswal of Maya Traders in Keonjhar. He was taken into custody as part of the ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in the installation of LED streetlights between 2021 and 2023.

The Vigilance Department carried out searches at nearly 50 locations across Keonjhar, Jajpur and Nayagarh as part of its investigation into the scam.

Officials are examining documents and financial transactions linked to the imple...