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APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (VIGILANCE), BHAWANIPATNA terminated by the govt.
Cuttack,23/7/2021 ( Odisha Samachar )- On 3.7.2021, Sri Ashutosh Mishra, Special Public Prosecutor, attached to the Court of Hon’ble Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna, Dist- Kalahandi was caught red-handed by the officers of Vigilance, Cell Division, Cuttack for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.1,00,000/-(Rupees one lakh) from the complainant in order to help him in a Vigilance Case charge sheeted against him and pending in the Court of Hon’ble Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna. In this connection, Vigilance Cell P.S. Case No. 2 dated 1.7.2021 was registered.
Sri Ashutosh Mishra, Special Public Prosecutor was arrested on 3.7.2021 in the above mentioned case and forwarded to the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna.
Following the trap, search was conducted at the residential house located at Radhakrushna Nagar, Bhawanipatna of Sri Mishra and assets worth Rs 85,02,276/- was detected including cash of Rs.15,60,140/- .
During the course of further enquiry, income and expenditure of Sri Mishra was ascertained and he was found in possession of assets worth Rs. 75,65,682/- disproportionate to his known sources of income.
In this connection, Vigilance Cell P.S. Case No. 03 dtd. 19.7.2021 U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(b) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 as amended by P.C. (Amendment) Act. 2018 has been registered and is under investigation.
Today, on 23.7.2021, Shri Ashutosh Mishra has been remanded in the above mentioned case to judicial custody by the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna.
In the meantime, appointment of Sri Ashutosh Mishra as Special Public Prosecutor (Vigilance) Bhawanipatna has been terminated by the Government on 16.7.2021.
