Bhubaneswar, March 26 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Thursday unearthed assets worth crores, including Rs 18.90 lakh in cash, during simultaneous searches at multiple locations linked to an Assistant Engineer of the Water Resources Department following allegations of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.The accused Assistant Engineer, Panchu Behera, is currently posted as Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), DAHA Irrigation Sub-Division, under the office of the Superintending Eng…
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested the prime accused and his wife in a ₹5.56 crore government fund embezzlement case.”Main accused in Rs 5.56 Crore misappropriation, Pradip Kr Mohanty, Retd Headmaster, re-engaged at BEO Office post retirement, along with his wife Gitarani Mohanty, who were absconding and on the run, changing locations in Odisha and West Bengal, were nabbed by a team of Odisha Vigilance early morning today,” a senior vigilance official informed o…
Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested an official of a private bank for his alleged involvement in misappropriating over Rs 5.56 crore of government funds in connivance with his father, a retired teacher.According to Vigilance sources, the accused bank official, identified as Matruprasad Mohanty, was the Branch Head of Jana Small Finance Bank in Bhadrak.The fraud was carried out at the office of the Block Education Officer (BEO), Korei, in Jajpur district, resulting…
Bhubaneswar, March 7 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Saturday carried out simultaneous searches at seven locations linked to Pramod Ray, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Derabish Irrigation Sub-Division under the Kendrapara Irrigation Division, officials said on Saturday. The raids came following allegations that he possessed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.Officials said the search operations were launched on the basis of warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigi…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (IANS) The Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday arrested a crorepati mines officer after recovering a record cash haul worth over Rs 4.27 crore from his rented accommodation during simultaneous house searches at multiple locations linked to the accused official. The accused officer, Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle, was arrested by Odisha Vigilance and forwarded to the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.The accused, Mohanty…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested an Additional Tahasildar after he was caught while receiving a bribe from a businessman in the Belaguntha area of Ganjam district.As per Vigilance sources, the accused, Kabiraj Sethi, Addl. Tahasildar, Belaguntha, Ganjam, had detained a sand-laden tractor on February 5 without mentioning it in the official record.Sethi was allegedly pressurizing the tractor owner, who is engaged in the trade of minor minerals, to pay a bribe of…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 29 (IANS) In a significant development, the Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested an Associate Professor from the Department of Hepatology at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, after he was intercepted while carrying ill-gotten cash to the tune of over Rs 2.50 lakh. The vigilance, in a press statement, informed that following the receipt of reliable input regarding the collection of illegal cash by Dr Sanatana Behera, Associate Professor, from participating bidders for t…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 (IANS) In a big catch, the Odisha Vigilance on Monday laid a trap and nabbed two engineers for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 60,000 from a contractor in Mayurbhanj district of the state. The accused engineers identified as Harekrushna Singh, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) and Subrat Mohanty, Junior Engineer (JE), Udala, are working in the Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation Ltd., Udala Sub-Division of Mayurbhanj district. The vigilance sources revealed tha…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested a Forest Department official on charges of embezzling government funds to the tune of over Rs 55 lakh.The accused has been identified as Jaya Kumar Juad, currently posted as a forester at the office of the Forest Range Officer, Biswanathpur, under Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district.Juad was arrested for allegedly misappropriating government funds amounting to Rs 55,04,607 by preparing fake muster rolls and vouchers in connection with Soi…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance registered 202 cases in 2025 and arrested 212 corrupt government officials and private individuals in connection with various graft-related offences, Vigilance Director Y.K. Jethwa said on Wednesday.Of the 202 cases registered during the year, 49 were disproportionate assets (DA) cases involving 89 individuals. During the same period, 97 trap cases were registered against 114 government officials, including 14 Class-I officers, Vigilance officials said…