BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Vigilance officials on Wednesday seized about Rs 1.5 crore cash from the residence of a govt officer during simultaneous searches on his property following allegations that he possessed ill-gotten assets.
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“Our raid is underway at seven locations linked to Santanu Mohapatra, currently posted as deputy director, watershed wing in Malkangiri district. We recovered the cash from his house at Jeypore in Koraput district,” a vigilance officer said.
The anti-corruption directorate suspected that Mohapatra amassed huge proportionate assets by misappropriating govt funds and receiving kickbacks from contractors for implementation of projects in backward tribal-dominated Malkangiri district.
“We have detained him for interrogation. Valuation of his immovable property is being ascertained. His bank accounts and other investments are being examined,” the vigilance officer said.
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Read MoreDebabrata Mohapatra is an Assistant Editor at The Times of India, Bhubaneswar. He had been writing for TOI from Puri since 2006 before joining the Bhubaneswar bureau in August 2010. He covers crime, law & order and Congress.
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