Odisha Vigilance

Odisha: Vigilance arrests BMC Executive Engineer Jagannath Pattnaik in DA case

24/07/202525/07/2025Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, July 24: The Odisha Vigilance Department on Thursday arrested Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Executive Engineer Jagannath Pattnaik for allegedly possessing assets, including three multi storeyed buildings including one Bhubaneswar and three high value plots in the State capital city. According to the Vigilance communique, another wildlife case was instituted against Pattnaik for illegal possession […]

Odisha Vigilance unearths Rs 131 crore DA in 2024

31/12/202404/01/2025Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, December 31: The Odisha Vigilance Department has unearthed disproportionate assets (DA) worth Rs 131 crore and registered over 200 criminal cases in 2024. As per a statement, the year-long crackdown resulted in the apprehension of 181 individuals, including high-ranking government officials, signaling the agency’s commitment to accountability and transparency. Among the 50 Class-I officers […]

Odisha: Hirakud Wildlife Division ACF in Vigilance net, raids underway in 9 places

06/12/202416/12/2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, December 6: Vigilance sleuths on Friday conducted simultaneous raids in nine places linked to Hirakud Hirakud Wildlife Division, Sambalpur Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Tebati Raman Joshi on the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets to his known sources of income. The raids are being conducted by separate teams led by three DSPs, 10 […]

Odisha: Vigilance arrests Talcher Traffic Inspector Jitendra Kumar Behera

12/01/202413/01/2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, January 12: Vigilance on Friday arrested OMVD Talcher Traffic Jitendra Kumar Behera following seizure of Rs 24.27 lakh from his poesssion. Acting on tip-off, a Vigilance team intercepted Behera at Trinath Bazar under Balianta police station in Bhubaneswar while he was traveling in his car from Talcher to Astarang late last night, and found […]

Odisha: Crorepati Rayagada arrested

25/08/202326/08/2023Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, August 25: Vigilance sleuths on Friday arrested Rayagada Territorial Division Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) for possession of disproportionate assets to the tune of 206% of his known sources of income, which he could not account for satisfactorily. The anti-corruption Vigilance sleuths on Thursday detected several properties including a building worth Rs 1.8 crore in […]

Odisha: Berhampur Electrical Executive Engineer in Vigilance net

09/03/202210/03/2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Berhampur, March 9: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids at five places associated with Jagannath Sethy, Executive Engineer, Rural Works (Electrical) Division in Berhampur, on charges of amassing property disproportionate to her known sources of income. As per a statement of the State Vigilance Directorate, the anti-corruption officials were searching at Sethy’s house at […]

Odisha Vigilance Special Public Prosecutor caught taking Rs 1 lakh bribe

03/07/202105/07/2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Cuttack/Bhawanipatna, July 3: A Vigilance team from Cuttack on Saturday nabbed Vigilance Special Public Prosecutor Asuthosh Mishra while he was taking Rs 1 lakh bribe from suspended Mahulpatna Outpost ASI Malay Rana to dismiss a case. Mishra was attached to the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance in Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district as a Special Prosecutor. […]