OSRTC financial advisor and CAO arrested in DA case after detection of Rs 1.47 crore deposits, bunglow in Kerala

The Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested Bijay Kumar Mangaraj, Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer (FA & CAO) in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case registered against him. Moreover, the anti-corruption agency today confirmed that Mangaraj owns a two-storeyed bungalow in Ernakulam, Kerala.

Earlier searches were carried out at multiple locations linked to Mangaraj on Friday. He was found in possession of disproportionate assets including double-storeyed buildings in Bhubaneswar, a double-storeyed bungalow in Kerala and two high-value plots in Bhubaneswar.

Besides, the OSRTC official had deposits of over Rs.1.47 crores, gold 500 gms, 2 four wheelers which he could not give any satisfactory answer, Vigilance said in a release.