Bhubaneswar: Former Managing Director of Orissa Rural Housing Development Corporation, Vinod Kumar, who was chargesheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case in 2006, was convicted along with Swostiranjan Mohapatra, Company Secretary, Satyaprakash Behera, Junior Loan Officer, Jnanendra Swain, Assistant System Analyst, & Debadutta Ray and Bibhuti Bhusan Swain of Bhumika Builders u/s 13 (2) of PC Act, 1988 and under Sections 467,468,471, 420, 120(B) of the IPC on Wednesday, the Vigilance stated.
Kumar, Mohapatra, Behera and Swain were sentenced by Special Judge Vigilance, Bhubaneswar to undergo RI for 3 years and to pay fine of Rs 50,000, in default further RI for six months on each of the offences. Similarly, Ray and Swain were sentenced to undergo RI for 3 years each and to pay fine of Rs 50,000 in default to undergo RI for six months under section 420, 467,468,471, 120(B) IPC.
All the sentences are to run concurrently. This is the fifth consecutive conviction of Kumar in corruption cases. The case was investigated by ex DSsP of Vigilance Sarat Mohapatra and DP Tripathi, and was prosecuted by Special Public Prosecutor of Odisha Vigilance Hemant Kumar Swain.
