Banker, Parents, Associate Arrested in Rs 5.56 Crore Odisha Fraud

• Odisha vigilance officers arrested a banker, his parents, and an associate in a Rs 5.56 crore government funds embezzlement case in Jajpur district.
• Matruprasad Mohanty, a bank branch head, was arrested first, followed by his parents Pradip Kumar Mohanty and Gitarani Mohanty, and former clerk Bishnu Prasad Dash.
• Pradip Mohanty, a re-engaged headmaster, allegedly conspired with his son to fraudulently show 13 retired teachers as still in service.
• They prepared fake monthly salary bills totaling Rs 5.56 crore, diverting funds into personal and family accounts via illegal HRMS access.
• The couple was tracked across Odisha and West Bengal, finally apprehended in Bhadrak after fleeing Kolkata.