Tainted Boipariguda police IIC Susanta Satpathy dismissed from service
Tainted Boipariguda police IIC Susanta Kumar Satpathy was dismissed from service by the Odisha government said latest reports.
Koraput: Tainted Boipariguda police IIC Susanta Kumar Satpathy was dismissed from service by the Odisha government said latest reports. Odisha Vigilance had arrested the tainted Boipariguda Police IIC Susanta Satpathy on November 28 after seizing a total cash of Rs 37,27,000 from his possessions.
The Odisha Police wrote on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle that, “In consonance with zero zero-tolerance policy of the State Government towards corruption, the DGP Odisha has dismissed Sushanta Kumar Satpathy, Inspector of Police, from the service under Article 311 (2) (b) of Indian Constitution following his arrest in a corruption case.”
On receipt of reliable information regarding collection of huge cash by Susanta Satpathy, the IIC of the Boipariguda Police Station in Koraput district as illegal gratification from different sources, a team of Odisha Vigilance kept a close watch over the movement and activities of Satpathy.
Accordingly, on 27.11.2023 night, the team of Odisha Vigilance intercepted him near Jeypore, while he was coming from Boipariguda to Cuttack by bus. During interception, a sum of Rs.2,70,000 was recovered from Satpathy, which he could not account for satisfactorily. The entire cash was seized.
Soon after the interception, simultaneous searches were conducted at Govt. residential quarter located at Boipariguda, his office chamber at Boipariguda Police Station and another Govt. quarter at Cuttack. Further, cash of Rs. 3,00,000/- from his Govt. residential quarter at Boipariguda, cash of Rs.1,80,000/- from his office chamber at Boipariguda Police Station and cash of Rs.29,77,000/- from his Govt. quarter at Cuttack was recovered. With this total cash seizure comes to Rs.37,27,000/- (Rupees Thirty-seven Lakhs Twenty-seven Thousand), which he could not account for satisfactorily.
In this connection, Koraput Vigilance PS case No.38 dt.27.11.2023 U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(b) Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered against Susanta Satpathy, IIC, Boipariguda Police Station, DistKoraput. Susanta Satpathy, IIC was arrested and forwarded to the Court.
Satpathy born on 11.03.1978, entered into Govt. service as Constable in the year, 1999 under Bhubaneswar district Police and then got himself selected through direct recruitment in the year 2008 as Sub-Inspector of Police and underwent training during 2008-09 at BPSPA, Bhubaneswar.
From the year 2009 to 2023 July he worked as SI in Keonjhar district, Narsinghpur PS, Tigiria PS, Athagarh PS and Manglabag PS under Cuttack district, Naugaon PS, Jagatsinghpur, Ramanguda OP under Gunupur PS, Dist-Rayagada.
In July 2023, he was promoted to the rank of Inspector and joined in Koraput district as Inspector, DCRB and in-charge Cyber PS. In the month of August-2023, he was transferred as IIC, Boipariguuda PS, Koraput and since then was continuing there.
Ms Kalinga