Bhubaneswar, Oct. 10 -- The Odisha Vigilance has arrested three more employees in connection with the alleged embezzlement of Rs 9.24 crore from the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Division-I office in Bhubaneswar. The total amount involved in the case is Rs 9,24,10,193.

The latest arrests include Krishna Chandra Behera, a senior accountant at the Bhubaneswar District Treasury Office; Biswanath Das, a senior assistant at the Puri R&B Division; and Kumud Sahu, a peon at the Bhubaneswar R&B Division-I office.

All three accused were produced before the Special Vigilance Court following their arrest.

Earlier, on September 27, the Vigilance had arrested six people in connection with the case, including Section Officer Banalata Mohanty and Junior ...