Kolkata: A senior clerk working at the Kolkata Police East Division’s DCP office has allegedly embezzled over Rs 51 lakh from government funds in the past four years. Accused Pulakendu Ghosh, an upper division assistant (UDA), allegedly stole the money by generating fake bills and transferring the funds into the bank accounts of himself, his mother, and his wife. According to cops, the total embezzlement stands at Rs 51,01,545.Following an order by the joint commissioner (headquarters), a special three-member committee conducted an internal inquiry between June 15 and 30. The probe revealed that Ghosh, who was tasked with processing bills and making payments to contractors, managed to clear 112 fake bills between the financial years 2022-23 and 2025-26.ACP Nazrul Islam lodged a formal complaint on July 3. Investigators revealed that Ghosh altered the police department’s digital database, deleting the actual bank details of original suppliers and contractors and inserting his own. The inquiry committee noted that the scam went undetected for four years primarily due to a severe shortage of supervisory staff.
