Nagpur: A large-scale financial fraud amounting to ₹10-12 crore has come to light at Bokhara Gram Panchayat under Koradi police station limits. Four clerical staff members, who served in the Panchayat between 2018 and January 31, 2025, have been booked for allegedly misappropriating government funds through forged tax receipts, manipulated records, and unauthorized withdrawals.
The accused have been identified as Sanjay Ramaji Wankhede (50), Nitin Mahadevrao Waghdhare (40), Mukesh Ramesh Bighane (32), and Aniket Arun Kudawale, all of whom worked in clerical roles. According to the investigation, they colluded to siphon off funds using multiple fraudulent methods. They allegedly issued fake tax receipts, leading to the misappropriation of ₹40,36,085, and created discrepancies in cashbook and passbook records, with an unaccounted amount of ₹9 lakh. Additionally, the accused withdrew ₹1.02 crore through bogus vouchers without obtaining approval from competent authorities.
Further scrutiny revealed that they tampered with property records, erasing old tax dues and altering property details to cover up financial irregularities. The accused also manipulated annual reports to conceal the fraud. The total financial loss to the government is estimated to be between ₹10-12 crore.
Following a complaint filed by Gram Panchayat Officer Sunil Vijaykumar Joshi (53), a resident of Hudkeshwar, Nagpur, the Koradi police have booked the accused under sections 318(4), 316(5), 338, 336(3), 340(2), and 61(2) of the IPC. Further investigations are underway.
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