Tag: Vigilance

Malkangiri JE Arrested In DA Case
DA case: Vigilance arrests Malkangiri JE Sanjay Kumar Mohanty

Vigilance officials informed that disproportionate assets to the tune of 236 percent of his known sources of income have been detected. Mohanty was arrested late on Wednesday night and has been remanded to jail custody till February 13, 2024.

  • Thursday, 01 February 2024
Odisha Vigilance records 50% conviction rate in corruption cases: Report
Odisha Vigilance records 50% conviction rate in corruption cases: Report

The Vigilance registered 85 disproportionate assets cases last year while assets and properties worth Rs 124 crore of those involved in corruption have been seized.

  • Sunday, 31 December 2023
Vigilance Raid
IDCO chief general manager arrested by Odisha Vigilance

The Vigilance department has registered a case under section 13(2), 13(1)(b)/12 of the P.C. Amendment Act, 2018 against Mohanty and his spouse in this connection.

  • Wednesday, 27 December 2023
Retired Clerk Convicted In Vigilance Case
Clerk caught taking bribe gets 3 years jail after retirement in Kandhamal

As the matter was under trial, Sahu took retirement in 2022. The Vigilance Court recently awarded a three-year jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 5000 on Sahu.

  • Sunday, 17 December 2023
Odisha vigilance seizes Rs 7.5 lakh 'ill-gotten' cash from Boipariguda IIC
Odisha vigilance seizes Rs 7.5 lakh 'ill-gotten' cash from Boipariguda IIC

The police official failed to clarify about the cash. The IIC was detained.  An investigation into the matter has been started.

  • Monday, 27 November 2023
Odisha doctor caught red-handed while taking bribe from patient to perform surgery
Odisha doctor caught red-handed while taking bribe from patient to perform surgery

The accused doctor identified as Sanjib Kumar Kar works as an ophthalmologist at Subarnapur district headquarters hospital.

  • Monday, 27 November 2023
Revenue Inspector caught red-handed by Vigilance in Odisha 
Revenue Inspector caught red-handed by Vigilance in Odisha 

An encroachment case was registered at the tehsil office. A person linked to the case was supposed to appear before the tehsil only after a notification, which was to be issued by the revenue inspector.

  • Thursday, 02 November 2023
Vigilance Raid
Vigilance sleuths seize cash over Rs 10 lakh from OSAP Commandant, simultaneous raids on

As per initial reports, the Vigilance officials intercepted Sunil Kumar Behera, Commandant 1st Battalion, Dhenkanal near Madhusudan Setu (CDA side) in Cuttack.

  • Sunday, 01 October 2023
Odisha Vigilance raids Revenue & Disaster dept official's properties in DA case
Odisha Vigilance raids Revenue & Disaster dept official's properties in DA case

Simultaneous house searches were conducted by Odisha Vigilance led by three DSPs, 10 Inspectors and other staff at several places in Khordha district. 

  • Thursday, 14 September 2023
Excise ASI lands in vigilance net for possessing disproportionate assets  
Odisha excise ASI lands in vigilance net for possessing disproportionate assets  

The vigilance teams today carried out simultaneous searches at four places linked to Sudipta Dash in Nayagarh and Khordha districts.

  • Thursday, 07 September 2023
Vigilance Raid
DA case: GPH Asst Engineer under Odisha Vigilance scanner, Rs 1.80 cr bank deposits detected

The raids are currently underway in connection with the allegations of the acquisition of disproportionate assets by Sahu. As per sources, the Vigilance department has found bank deposits of Rs 1.80 crore and further searches are on.

  • Wednesday, 26 July 2023
Vigilance nabs another Odisha police ASI on bribery charges
Vigilance nabs Odisha Police ASI while accepting bribe 

According to Vigilance sources, Parida was accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from a complainant to help him and his mother in a land dispute case, through a middleman identified as Amareswar Nayak.

  • Saturday, 22 July 2023
IIC caught while taking bribe
Harbhanga PS IIC caught by Vigilance while accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe

As per initial reports, one Sarat Behera had approached the Vigilance after the IIC had allegedly demanded Rs 1 lakh as a bribe to release his vehicles which were detained by concerned officials of the police station.  A team of Boudh and Berhampur Vigilance raided and caught the IIC while accepting the bribe.

  • Friday, 21 July 2023
Tainted OAS Officer
Vigilance takes tainted OAS officer Prasanta Rout on 5-day remand

The Court of Special Judge, Vigilance had ordered jail custody of Rout till July 7, 2023. Rout was earlier produced before the Court of Special Judge Vigilance, Sundargarh for possessing disproportionate assets (DA) worth Rs 5,21,09,659 which is 506 per cent of his known sources of income.

  • Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Tainted OAS officer given compulsory retirement
Tainted OAS officer Prasanta Rout given compulsory retirement after arrest by Vigilance

The Opposition alleged that Rout had hand in glove with the higher rank officials in the adminis6tration for which he was able to indulge in such corrupt practices and amass such huge wealth.

  • Tuesday, 27 June 2023
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