A retired project officer, who was attached to the Tribal Development Authority in Borivli East, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly embezzling over Rs 1 crore, which was meant for the upliftment of underprivileged tribal students.

The FIR was registered against the accused, Mahadeo Vadu, by his successor, Harshvardhan Yadav, at the Kasturba Marg police station in 2020. An officer told mid-day that a writ petition had been filed in the Bombay High Court, in 2012, after an individual sensed irregularities to the tune of Rs 1.06 crore.