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An anganwadi supervisor from Thane district in Maharashtra has been booked for allegedly misappropriating nutritious food meant for beneficiaries, the Zilla Parishad said in a release on Sunday.
The accused Sushma Gughe, working in the integrated development project in Kalyan, was caught while transporting stock of dry food in a mini truck on Saturday night.
Through anganwadis, the government provides supplementary nutrition to children below age of six years, lactating mothers, and pregnant women.
A case has been registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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