By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: ED, Bhubaneswar has filed a 1st Supplementary Prosecution Complaint against Ratikanta Rout before the Special Court (PMLA), Bhubaneswar, over illegal quarrying, theft, and explosives supply, bringing total estimated Proceeds of Crime generated through unauthorized mining and layering via entities like Maa Tarini Stone Crusher, RLR Mercantile, SSIPL, and Assurance Metalloyd Exim to over Rs 341 Crore.
Rout (a resident of Kalarahanga, Bhubaneswar, with stone quarry and crusher operations in Dhenkanal) was formally arrested by the ED on August 20, 2026. The agency described him as a history-sheeter linked to 27 FIRs across various police stations.
The main prosecution complaint in the case was filed earlier on July 7, 2026, targeting his wife, Laxmipriya Prusty, and other associates.
The case also intersects with an earlier CBI investigation from May 2025, where then-ED Deputy Director Chintan Raghuvanshi was arrested for allegedly taking a Rs 20 lakh bribe from Rout.
