Six employees, including one constable, were detained by the Tripura police on Wednesday for stealing more than ₹20 lakh from the government, according to officials. Among the six employees, Zaheeruddin is a constable, and Dipankar Sinha, Purnendu Ghosh, Biswanath Sinha, Sujan Sen, and Alkama Ali are lower-division clerks. According to officials, they were all sent to the Unakoti Superintendent of Police (SP) office in Kailasahar.Official statementKanta Jangir, the superintendent of police in Unakoti, stated that everyone had been detained and brought before the court.“We received an audit report from the Unakoti district magistrates office on September 2 about the siphoning of an amount of ₹20 lakh,” said the SP, adding that a high-level committee was formed to probe the matter.According to the SP, the committees investigation revealed that these six individuals were involved, and the sum was larger. “We have adopted a zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. In such instances, strict action would be taken, according to SP Jangir.Charges are in orderAccording to the police, they were detained because of a report made by Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO) Feroz Miah.All of them have been accused of violating sections of the Indian Penal Code 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant), 468 (forgery), 471 (using a real document as a forgery), and 120(B) (criminal conspiracy). police reported.
