PARADIP: The State Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has started probe into the alleged misappropriation of Rs 1.85 crore by CESU (Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha) officials in the office of Electrical Division of Paradip and interrogated the employees to unearth the racket. Two CESU officials have been suspended.
There are eight electrical sections under Paradip division where nearly Rs 2.5 crore is collected from consumers’ electricity bills every month. After collection, the amount is deposited with the cashier of the division and later in Government account. But the revenue, which is being collected from consumers’ electricity bills, was not being deposited in Government account.
A lion’s share of the revenue was being misappropriated by the unscrupulous cashier with the knowledge of CESU officials.
