Bhubaneswar: In the year 2022, the State Vigilance booked a number of Government employees who were allegedly riddled with corruption, and had amassed huge amount of cash and property from such activities.
According to the Vigilance, in four cases alone the anti-corruption agency recovered more than Rs 7.12 crore in cash during raids in just 4 cases in 2022. The agency shared the details of these cases with the press today.
Below are the excerpts…
1. Total cash of Rs 3,41,66,280 seized during house searches against Kartikeswar Raul, AE, MI, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam on April 7;
2. Total cash of Rs 1,40, 18,070 seized during house searches against Ashish Kumar Das, SE, RW Division, Malkangiri on March 25;
3. Total cash of Rs 1.13 crore seized during house searches against Dr Sukant Jena, Gynecologist, Charichhaka CHC, following a trap on February 16; and
4. Total cash of Rs 1,06,44,500 seized during house searches against Gaya Santara, DM, IDCOL on December 20 and 21.
