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Odisha Vigilance Court Orders 2-Year Jail Term For Former Mines Manager In DA Case

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: A former manager in the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for two years by a special Vigilance court on Wednesday for possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The court of the special Vigilance judge, Cuttack, while pronouncing the jail term for Rabinarayan Behura, retired manager of Kalarahangi Mines of OMC Ltd in Sukinda area of Jajpur, also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict.

In default of payment of fine, the convict will have to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for six months more for the offence U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(e) of PC Act, 1988.

Behera was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case for possession of disproportionate assets.
Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for stoppage of pension of Behura following his conviction. Detailed report follows.

OB Bureau

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