Bhubaneswar: Acting on a tip-off, Odisha Vigilance sleuths intercepted Debiprasad Mohanty, godown superintendent of State Warehousing Corporation in Odisha’s Puri district, on Friday while he was waiting for a bus at Nimapara and found cash to the tune of Rs 2.14 lakh in his possession. According to Vigilance sources, the money is suspected to be ‘ill-gotten’.
As Mohanty was unable to give a satisfactory account for the cash, the Vigilance sleuths seized the money.
Following the interception, simultaneous searches are underway at three locations linked to Mohanty from a disproportionate (DA) angle. Currently, Mohanty is being interrogated to ascertain the source of money.
Further, during the personal search, Rs 59,610 was recovered from him. During a house search at his residential quarter no- E 5/1at Warehouse Colony, Unit 8 in Bhubaneswar, Rs 1,80,000 cash was recovered. The total cash recovered from Mohanty’s possession adds up to Rs 4,53,610.
