Mumbai, NCP leader Rohit Pawar on Friday demanded a thorough probe into a purported attempt by officials from the Public Works Department to embezzle around ₹111 crore from contractors’ security deposit accounts in Palghar district. ₹111 crore embezzlement bid by PWD staffer” title=”Rohit Pawar seeks probe into ₹111 crore embezzlement bid by PWD staffer” /> ₹111 crore embezzlement bid by PWD staffer” title=”Rohit Pawar seeks probe into ₹111 crore embezzlement bid by PWD staffer” />Rohit Pawar seeks probe into ₹111 crore embezzlement bid by PWD staffer Pawar, in a social media post, said an embezzlement attempt was thwarted due to the prompt intervention of bank employees and raised serious concerns about the functioning and accountability of the state bureaucracy. According to officials, an employee of the Public Works Department allegedly attempted to embezzle ₹111.65 crore by submitting a request slip for a demand draft at a nationalised bank, which alert staffers promptly flagged and thwarted. The department has initiated an inquiry into the incident that took place in Jawhar on Wednesday and lodged a police …