Itanagar, Sept. 17 -- Tawang Police has arrested a 46-year-old employee of Tawang Post Office in connection with an alleged financial irregularity involving government funds of Rs 39.25 lakh.

Police today said that the case followed a written complaint lodged on September 13 by H Nilamai Singh, Inspector of Post Offices, Bomdila Postal Sub-Division, after discrepancies were detected during a verification of the Tawang Post Office.

As per the complaint, Sangeeta Ale, a multi-tasking staff (MTS), allegedly failed to account for government funds totalling Rs 39,25,211 as of September 10.

The alleged amount includes Rs 34,49,369 collected as Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) premiums between January 2023 and ...