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SIS secy arrested in Gokhale institute funds diversion case
Hindustan Times
|April 07, 2025
Pune police on Sunday arrested Milind Deshmukh, the secretary of Servants of India Society (SIS), in a case of alleged diversion of funds of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), senior officer said on Sunday.
Deshmukh, 52, was arrested late on Saturday after a case was registered against him and others under sections 409 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), and 34 (criminal act by multiple people with common intention) of the Indian Penal Code, an official from the Deccan Gymkhana police station said.
"The case pertains to alleged cheating and mis-appropriation of money by diverting the funds of GIPE," the official said.
"Funds of 1.5 crore belonging to GIPE were allegedly diverted for the purchase of land for SIS. The alleged misappropriation took place in 2022-23," the official said.
Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics is Pune-based institution having Deemed University status with SIS being its parent body.
This story is from the April 07, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times.
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