Bhubaneswar: The Authorised Officer, Special Court, Bhubaneswar today passed an order for confiscating assets worth Rs 8,33,528 of Damodar Das, Ex DGM, Electrical, CESU, in a confiscation case filed by Odisha Vigilance.
The confiscated properties include 2 plots measuring area 0.29 dec and 0.05.5 dec, at Naharkanta and Pahala, respectively, in Bhubaneswar.
Earlier, Das, Ex DGM was convicted on 25 August 2022 by Odisha Vigilance for the offence under section 13(2)r/w13(1)(e)PC Act, 1988 for possession of disproportionate assets (DA).
Das was also convicted on 30 March 2012 in a trap case lodged by Odisha Vigilance and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 years and to pay a fine of Rs 30,000 for the offence under section 7/13(2)r/w13(1)(d) PC Act, 1988.
In all DA cases against senior ranks, Odisha Vigilance is simultaneously launching confiscation proceedings in Special Courts established for the purpose, of confiscation of their properties.
With a motto of zero tolerance to corruption, the state government was foremost in the country to enact the Special Courts Act, 2006 for speedy trial and confiscation of property of public servants holding high political and public offices who have accumulated property, disproportionate to their known sources of income by resorting to corrupt means.
Odisha Vigilance is committed to taking strong action against corrupt practices by government/public servants, including confiscation of properties acquired through corrupt means, in the future.
