Cuttack, Jan 29: Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested Dr. Sanatana Behera, Associate Professor in the Department of Hepatology at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack after intercepting him with a hefty amount of unaccounted cash.
Dr. Behera was sent to judicial custody after his medical examinations.
Acting on credible inputs regarding the collection of bribe from vendors participating in bidding for supply of medical equipment to the Hepatology Department, a Vigilance team intercepted Dr. Behera today at Kathagolasahi–Medical Road in Cuttack.
During the interception, Vigilance officials recovered Rs 2,63,000 in cash from Dr. Behera’s possession. As he failed to satisfactorily explain the source of the money, the cash was seized by the authorities.
Following the seizure, Odisha Vigilance launched simultaneous searches at three locations linked to Dr. Behera from a disproportionate assets (DA) angle. He is currently being examined to ascertain the source of the seized funds.
In this connection, Cuttack Vigilance registered a case against Dr. Sanatana Behera under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2018.
Further investigation was carried out wherein Dr. Behera could not substantiate his pleas with the huge amount of cash recovered from his possession.
Based on the findings, he was arrested by the sleuths on the charges of corruption and misutilisation of his official power & positions.
