SRI DEBABRATA MOHANTY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES, CUTTACK CIRCLE, CUTTACK.
CASH OVER RS 4 CRORES UNEARTHED FROM HIS FLAT AT BBSR AND SEIZED.
HIGHEST EVER CASH SEIZURE IN THE HISTORY OF ODISHA VIGILANCE.
Following apprehension of Sri Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle, Cuttack yesterday night for taking bribe Rs.30,000/- from a licenced coal vendor, simultaneous house searches were initiated by Odisha Vigilance at his residential flat ( Flat No 302, Nature’s Crest Apartment, Shree Vihar, Patia, Bhubaneswar), parental house at Mathasahi, Bhadrak and his office chamber at Cuttack. During ongoing searches, cash over Rs.4 Crore concealed in trolley bags, and in almirahs has been unearthed from his flat at BBSR and seized. Counting is in progress to ascertain the exact amount of cash. The cash recovery is the highest ever cash seizure in the history of Odisha Vigilance so far.
Also, cash Rs.1.20 Lakh recovered and seized from office drawer of Sri Mohanty and his possession
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This apart, other assets unearthed include so far;
1.One palatial double storeyed building with area approx 2400 sqft at Pahala, Bhubaneswar.
2.Gold approx 130gms.
Searches continuing. Further report follows.
Again after two hours
EARLIER TOP CASH SEIZURES (IN CRORE) BY ODISHA VIGILANCE.
1) Cash seizure of Rs.3,41,66,280/- during house searches against Sri Kartikeswar Raul, AE, MI, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam on 07.04.2022.
2) Cash seizure of Rs.3,12,30,800/- during house searches against Sri Prasanta Kumar Rout, Addl. Sub-Collector, Nawarangpur, Dist-Nawarangpur on 22/23.06.2023.
3) Cash seizure of Rs.2.56 Crore during house searches against Sri Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, Chief Engineer, Plan Roads, RW Department, Odisha, Bhubaneswar on 30.05.2025.
4) Cash seizure of Rs.2.08 Crore during house searches against Sri Santanu Mohapatra, DD & PD, Watershed, Malkangiri on 06.02.2025.
5) Cash seizure of Rs.1,64,00,000/- during house searches against Sri Umesh Chandra Jena, Additional Director, Directorate of Mines, Bhubaneswar on 03.03.2023.
6) Cash seizure of Rs.1.43 Crore during house searches against Sri Rama Chandra Nepak, Deputy Ranger, Jeypore Forest Range, Koraput on 25.07.2025.
7) Cash seizure of Rs.1,40,18,070/- during house searches against Ashish Kumar Das, SE, RW Division, Malkangiri on 25.03.2022.
8) Cash seizure of Rs.1,13,16,720/- during house searches against Dr. Sukant Jena, Gynaecologist, Charichhaka CHC following trap on 16.02.2022.
9) Cash seizure of Rs.1,06,44,500/- during house searches against Sri Gaya Santara, Joint Manager, IDCOL on 20/21.12.2022.
10) Cash seizure of Rs.1,01,70,000/- during house searches against Sri Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, Ex-DFO, Athagarh, Cuttack on 24.02.2016.
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