Agartala, Mar 2 (Reporter) A court in Tripura’s Sepahijala district on Sunday sent five persons including four government officials to three days of police remand in a corruption case. They were arrested early in the day for their alleged involvement in the siphoning of Rs 29.04 lakh from the office of the SP Sepahijala. A case was registered in February last year by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO) of the SP's office, leading to an investigation. After the prima facia of the case was established, all accused were arrested, said Sub-divisional Police Officer, Bishalgarh Dulal Chandra Datta. He stated that the initial FIR had named two individuals—one Upper Division Clerk and one Lower Division Clerk. However, investigation revealed the involvement of three more persons including another Lower Division Clerk, a Police Constable, and a resident named Phanilal Debbarma. “We discovered additional evidence against more suspects. We traced the misappropriated funds in their accounts and verified all necessary reports and evidence before making the arrests," said Datta. He mentioned that the accused claimed to have spent the entire amount, which was embezzled through fraudulent transactions since 2018. The amount comprised funds meant for TA bills, salaries, and festival advances. “Although the transaction is traced, we have been unable to recover the embezzled amount yet," Datta added...////...