November 01
Vigilance Directorate has detected property worth around a whopping Rs 7 crore owned by the suspended police constable Prasanna Kumar Behera, who was arrested recently on charges of running a bar illegally at Patrapada, Bhubaneswar.
In a Press Release, it is said, simultaneous house searches were conducted at 5 places like Govt. residential quarter at Kalpana Square, Bhubaneswar; Spark furniture Pvt. Ltd. at Dumduma, Bhubaneswar; Furniture Work Shop at Santha Vihar, Lingipur, Bhubaneswar; South City Bar at Patrapada, Bhubaneswar; and double storeyed building at his native village Nuapada, Khordha on October 28, by 5 teams of Odisha Vigilance led by 2 DSP, 6 Inspectors and other staff on the strength of Search Warrants issued by the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar.
After thorough search, inventory and further enquiry, the income, expenditure and assets of Prasanna Kumar Behera, Ex-Constable and his family members were calculated and they were found in possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income to the tune of Rs.6,97,15,057/– (Rupees Six Crore Ninety-seven Lakh Fifteen Thousand Fifty-seven) which constitutes 221% of their known sources of income.
As Prasanna Kumar Behera, Ex-Constable, Police Commissionerate, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack and his family members were found in possession of disproportionate assets, which they could not account for satisfactorily, Bhubaneswar Vigilance P.S. Case No.32 dt.30.10.2021 was registered against Sri Prasanna Kumar Behera and his spouse and family members U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(b)/12 PC Act, 1988 as amended by Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.
Prasanna Kumar Behera, Ex-Constable, Police Commissionerate, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack is in judicial custody in Tamando PS Case No.221 dt.22.10.2021 since dt.23.10.2021.
Investigation of the case is in progress to unearth further assets and evidence in the case.
