Agartala: Mar 05: The Sepahijala district police administration is currently embroiled in a major financial scandal involving the embezzlement of funds from the traffic unit. The scam came to light recently when it was discovered that Traffic Inspector Amarjit Debbarma had misappropriated a staggering 74 lakh 4 thousand 400 taka, which had been collected as fines during traffic raids. Debbarma, who was responsible for depositing the fine money into the government treasury, failed to do so, prompting an internal investigation.
The details of the case were revealed after an inquiry was launched when it was noticed that the fine money had not been deposited in the treasury. Initially, Debbarma claimed that he had deposited the funds. However, further investigation exposed discrepancies, and it was discovered that a total of 8 invoices, amounting to over Rs74 lakh, had never reached the treasury.
After being given time to correct the issue, Debbarma failed to deposit the missing funds. As a result, a case was registered at Bishalgarh Police Station, and Debbarma was arrested on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, he was produced before the court after a request for a three-day police remand. The investigation into the case is being led by Rajiv Sutradhar, the Additional Superintendent of Police of Sepahijala district.
It has also come to light that a female police officer is implicated in the embezzlement, allegedly working with Debbarma. The two are said to have had a long-standing romantic relationship, and it is suspected that she played a role in the financial misconduct. The authorities are now closely scrutinizing the case to uncover further details and uncover the full extent of the corruption within the Sepahijala district police administration.
