Odisha: Vigilance cuffs on IDCOL joint manager for ‘ill-gotten’ money
Odisha: Vigilance cuffs on IDCOL joint manager for ‘ill-gotten’ money
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Bhubaneswar: Gaya Santara, Joint Manager, IDCOL, Ampa Valli Lime Stone Mines, Simagoda (Koraput), was detained on Thursday by Odisha Vigilance for possessing disproportionate assets worth more than Rs 10 crore.
During the search, the following movable and immovable assets in the name of Santara and his family members were discovered:
1) Three-storey building located over plot No. 63/A, Sector-A, Zone-D at Mancheswar Industrial Estate in Bhubaneswar.
2) Four-storey building (under construction) located over plot No. 295/2315 at Jaydev Vihar in Bhubaneswar.
3) 13 plots as per land records of the government, including seven plots in prime areas of Bhubaneswar, five plots in Jajpur, and a plot in Nayagarh.
4) Bank deposits worth Rs 4.44 Crores.
5) Cash Rs.1,06,44,500
6) Gold – 1.96 Kg and silver – 7.5 kg.
7) 2 four-wheelers and 4 two-wheelers
Santara could not satisfactorily account for the disproportionate assets to his known sources of income. A case was registered against him and his spouse under Sections 13(2) r/w 13 (1)(b)/12 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2018, an official release said.
