Bhubaneswar, April 9 -- Odisha Vigilance has uncovered a major financial fraud at the Kodla Community Health Centre (CHC) in Ganjam district, involving the misappropriation of government funds exceeding Rs.2 crore by five staff members of the centre.
The Berhampur Vigilance Police Station registered a case on Wednesday following allegations that employees of Kodla CHC falsified records to draw unauthorized arrear salary bills between 2023 and 2025.
On Thursday, Vigilance officials arrested Jatin Kumar Bhuyan (Senior Assistant), Bharati Pradhan (MPHW-Female), Gopal Nahak (Attendant), Manu Nayak (Sweeper), and Rama Chandra Mallika (Attendant, PHC Beguniapada) for their alleged involvement in the fraud.
According to Vigilance sources, the a...