Bhubaneswar, Sept. 2 -- Odisha Vigilance reportedly arrested Sripati Pradhan, former secretary of KALLA Primary Agricultural Co-operative Society in Deogarh district of Odisha on Tuesday for allegedly misappropriating government funds amounting to Rs 16.72 lakh.

According to the reports, Pradhan allegedly manipulated and falsified official records to carry out the irregularities. He was also accused of illegally diverting and selling fertilizers that were meant to be supplied to local farmers.

The fertilizers were reportedly intended to reach farmers through the cooperative society at the prescribed rates. However, during the investigation, Vigilance officials allegedly found evidence of records being altered and fertilizers being diver...