Odisha vigilance raid on IIC underway, Rs. 37.27 lakh cash found
Total cash seizures so far in ongoing Odisha vigilance raid on IIC Susanta Satpathy, IIC Baipariguda Police Station is Rs. 37.27 lakh
Koraput: Total cash seizures so far in ongoing searches at locations of Susanta Satpathy, IIC Baipariguda Police Station in Koraput is still underway.
Here is the detailed cash seizures in the search by Odisha vigilance raid on IIC:
- Rs 2,70,000 from his possession.
- Rs 1,80,000 from his Office chamber at Baipariguda PS.
- Rs 3 lakh from his official quarter at Baipariguda.
- Rs 29 lakh 77 thousand from his official govt quarter at Buxi Bazar, Cuttack.
Total cash recovered and seized from his possession till now is said to be Rs. 37,27,000/-. The searches are still continuing. He has been detained at Jeypore Vigilance Office and is being examined in connection with the cash recoveries.
It is worth mentioning that the cash was recovered in the morning on Tuesday during searches in his government quarter at Cuttack. According to an official vigilance report, the approximate amount recovered is said to be over Rs 25 lakhs. Further it is worth mentioning that the search is still underway and detailed reports in this matter is awaited.
The Inspector in Charge (IIC) of Boipariguda Police Station in Koraput district of Odisha has been intercepted by the sleuths of Odisha Vigilance on Monday. He has reportedly been detained by the officials from Jeypore Vigilance.
The tainted police officer has been identified as Sushanta Satpathy.
As per reports, the accused was carrying Rs 2 lakh 70 thousand cash and travelling in an OSRTC bus. After getting information from a reliable source about it Vigilance sleuths from Jeypore intercepted him near Tankua. Reportedly, cash money to the tune of Rs 2 lakh 70 thousand has been recovered from his possession. He was on his way to Cuttack from Boipariguda.
After the Odisha Vigilance raid on IIC he was reportedly being interrogated. He has been detained by Jeypore Vigilance team in this connection.
As per latest reports, Rs 1,80,000 recovered from his office chamber at Boipariguda Police Station during search. That means a total cash amount of Rs 4.5 lakhs has been seized from the police IIC’s possession so far. He has been detained and is being examined in this connection.
