Lucknow, June 24: The Economic Offences Wing arrested former Block Development Officer Dayaram Vishwakarma in connection with the Ballia foodgrain scam that occurred between 2002 and 2005.
He will be produced before a competent court in Varanasi for further legal proceedings.
Vishwakarma, who retired in 2022 as District Development Officer in Sultanpur and had been absconding for years, is accused of misappropriating over Rs 27 lakh in collusion with co-accused individuals by using forged documents and fraudulent practices during his tenure as BDO.
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