Bhubaneswar, February 25: The Odisha Vigilance bettered its own record by seizing over Rs 4 crore in cash from Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle. Vigilance sleuths had seized Rs 3,41 crore in ill-gotten cash from Kartikeswar Raul, AE, MI, Bhanjanagar of Ganjam district in 2022, but Wednesday’s haul is the highest ever in unaccounted cash from a Government official in the State.
This marks the highest-ever cash seizure in the history of Odisha Vigilance.
Top Ten Cash Seizures By Odisha Vigilance
1) Cash seizure of Rs 3,41,66,280 during house searches against Kartikeswar Raul, AE, MI, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam on 07.04.2022.
Cash seizure of Rs.3,12,30,800/- during house searches against Sri Prasanta Kumar Rout, Addl. Sub-Collector, Nawarangpur, Dist-Nawarangpur on 22/23.06.2023.
Cash seizure of Rs.2.56 Crore during house searches against Sri Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, Chief Engineer, Plan Roads, RW Department, Odisha, Bhubaneswar on 30.05.2025.
Cash seizure of Rs.2.08 Crore during house searches against Sri Santanu Mohapatra, DD & PD, Watershed, Malkangiri on 06.02.2025.
Cash seizure of Rs.1,64,00,000/- during house searches against Sri Umesh Chandra Jena, Additional Director, Directorate of Mines, Bhubaneswar on 03.03.2023.
Cash seizure of Rs.1.43 Crore during house searches against Sri Rama Chandra Nepak, Deputy Ranger, Jeypore Forest Range, Koraput on 25.07.2025.
Cash seizure of Rs.1,40,18,070/- during house searches against Ashish Kumar Das, SE, RW Division, Malkangiri on 25.03.2022.
Cash seizure of Rs.1,13,16,720/- during house searches against Dr. Sukant Jena, Gynaecologist, Charichhaka CHC following trap on 16.02.2022.
Cash seizure of Rs.1,06,44,500/- during house searches against Sri Gaya Santara, Joint Manager, IDCOL on 20/21.12.2022.
10) Cash seizure of Rs.1,01,70,000/- during house searches against Sri Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, Ex-DFO, Athagarh, Cuttack on 24.02.2016.
