Cash Seizure From Addl Sub-Collector Of Nabarangpur 2nd Highest By Odisha Vigilance

Bhubaneswar: The total cash recovery from residences of Prasanta Kumar Rout, additional sub-collector of Nabarangpur, by Vigilance has gone up to Rs 3.02 crore.

According to a release of Vigilance on Friday evening, Rs 10,37,000 was recovered from Bhubaneswar residence  of Rout. The Vigilance sleuths found it concealed behind bookshelf during the raid.

Earlier, the Vigilance had recovered Rs 2,91,93,800 of unaccounted money and with this amount, the total recovery has gone up to Rs 3,02,30,800. Of the total recovered amount, Rs 12,48,800 and Rs 76,44,500 were found during separate raids on Rout’s residences at Nabarangpur and Rs 2,03,00,500 from Bhubaneswar residence.

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The Odisha Vigilance claimed that this was the second largest cash seizures in its history. Following is the list of high cash seizures:

• Rs 3,41,66,280 during house searches of Kartikeswar Raul, AE, MI, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam on 07.04.2022.
• Rs 2, 91,93,800 of Prasanta Kumar Rout, Addl. Sub-Collector, Nawarangpur on 23.06.2023 (Searches in progress).
• Rs 1,40,18,070 of Ashish Kumar Das, SE, RW Division, Malkangiri on 25.03.2022.
• Rs 1,13,16,720 of Dr Sukant Jena, Gynaecologist, Charichhaka CHC following trap on 16.02.2022.
• Rs 1,06,44,500 of Gaya Santara, Joint Manager, IDCOL on 20/21.12.2022.
• Rs 1,01,70,000 of Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, Ex-DFO, Athagarh, Cuttack on 24.02.2016.