NAKODAR
The Nakodar City police have arrested a former Nagar Council (NC) clerk on the charge of embezzlement. Nakodar DSP Onkar Singh Brar , who is investigating the case, said the accused has been identified as Navi Nahar son of Pardeep Kumar a resident of Mohalla Rishi Nagar, and ex clerk posted in the Nakodar Nagar office.
NC Executive Officer (EO) had complained to the SSP, Jalandhar (rural), that the accused misappropriated funds of Rs 13.55 lakh from the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Urban (PAY-U) and Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) by transferring amounts to seven non-beneficiaries.
The EO had said the accused was managing government grants to beneficiaries through the PFMS portal since December 2021, when he started embezzling grants.
The local body had initiated action against the erring clerk after which he deposited the embezzled amountsin the account of the Municipal Council, Nakodar, and was suspended.
The EO had said in his complaint to the police that criminal action should be taken against the accused.
The SSP had sought the opinion of the district attorney, who had recommended an FIR against the accusedand SSP had ordered Nakodar city police to register a case.
The DSP said a case under Sections 420 (cheating), 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant) of the IPC and section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was registered against the accused in May 2025