Jharkhand Police has arrested the prime accused in a fraudulent withdrawal case from West Singhbhum treasury, along with three others, and sent them to judicial custody.

According to a report quoting Sub-Divisional Police Officer Bahaman,the accused were arrested on Tuesday and produced before a court after completion of legal formalities.

"During investigations, illegal withdrawal of over ₹26 lakh from police department accounts through the Chaibasa treasury has been confirmed, leading to the arrest of four persons prime accused Devnarayan Murmu, a constable accountant, along with his relatives Arun Kumar Mardi and Sarkar Hembrom from Potka block in neighbouring East Singhbhum district, and his friend Gorachand Mardi from Mayurbhanj district in Odisha," the officer is reported to have told PTI.

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As per the same PTI report, Mardi said the investigation revealed that the accused manipulated departmental computer data for nearly nine years to divert government funds into their own accounts and those of associates.

"An FIR in the case was registered at Muffasil police station based on a statement by Chaibasa treasury officer Sumit Kumar Singh," Mardi said.