Fugitive woman arrested for swindling Rs 26 lakh from Girisola GPLF accounts

BERHAMPUR: On the run for two years, a woman who allegedly swindled government money to the tune of over Rs 26 lakh, was nabbed by Golanthara police on Monday.

The accused Yara Hemalata (37) had misappropriated the funds when she was engaged as the master bookkeeper of Girisola gram panchayat legal federation (GPLF) under the Odisha livelihood mission (OLM) of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water department.