Jorhat Police on Thursday arrested former Chairman of the Titabar Town Committee, Abu Nasir Ahmed, here on charges of being allegedly involved in misappropriation of about Rs 27 lakh of government funds during 2015-17.
Police said that Ahmed, who was picked up on Wednesday night, was arrested under Sections 406, 420 and 409 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the case No 755/2018 registered with Jorhat Police Station few days back, informed police sources.
The police sources further said that Nabajyoti Das, a local resident had filed an FIR against Ahmed alleging that he (Ahmed) had misappropriated government funds by way of issuing self-cheques.
Ahmed has been sent to police custody for five days after being produced in a judicial court on Thursday.