Here’s a list of top cash seizures above Rs 1 Crore in the history of Odisha Vigilance
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance today unearthed a huge cash to the tune of Rs 1.98 Crore while conducting searches at 7 locations of Santanu Mohapatra, the Deputy Director and Project Director (PD), Watershed in Malkangiri in a Disproportionate Asset (DA) angel.
After seizing Rs 1.98 Crore from Santanu Mohapatra’s house, the Odisha Vigilance shared a list of the top cash seizures above Rs 1 Crore in its history. Have a look at the list:
Cash seizure of Rs.1.98 Crore during house searches against Santanu Mohapatra, Deputy Director & Project Director, Watershed, Malkangiri, Dist-Malkangiri on 05.02.2025.
Cash seizure of Rs 3,12,30,800 during house searches against Prasanta Kumar Rout, Addl. Sub-Collector, Nabarangpur on 22/23.06.2023.
Cash seizure of Rs 1.64 Crore during house searches against Umesh Chandra Jena, Additional Director, Directorate of Mines, Bhubaneswar on 03.03.2023.
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 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 Gaya Santara, Joint Manager, IDCOL on 20/21.12.2022.
Cash seizure of Rs 1,01,70,950 during house searches against Sudhanshu Sekhar Mishra, DFO, Athagarh on 24.02.2016.
The anti-corruption team said that 7 out of 8 top cash seizures in the history of Odisha Vigilance have happened in the last 3 years (2022-2025).