By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Deputy Manager Odisha Police Housing & Welfare Corporation Pratap Samal has been given compulsory retirement by the State Government.
Former OPHWC Deputy Manager Samal was given compulsory retirement over graft and dereliction of duty, a release said.
With this, total 131 corrupt officials have been given compulsory retirement in Odisha so far.
Samal was arrested and suspended after the Vigilance wing of State Police , had found in possession of properties worth Rs 14 Crores.
Cash of Rs.38,12,900/- recovered during house search.One 5 storeyed building over Khata No.594, Plot No.991 at Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar with total built up area 20,350 Sqft. worth more than Rs 3.5 crores.
One 4 storeyed building worth about Rs 65 lakhs over Plot No. N/6-235, IRC Village, Bhubaneswar.1 double storeyed market complex worth about 44 lakhs at Betada, Balasore.
17 Plots, 1 Flat and 1 building in Bhubaneswar and Khordha worth crores in the name of Sri Samal and his spouse.
4 Plots and 1 (G+3) building worth about Rs 1.5 crores at Basudevpur, Bhadrak.
Registered sale deed value of 25 plots including registration and stamp duty is Rs 3,41,58,412.1,07,37,831.74 have been found to be invested by Sri Samal in shares and debentures.
Bank and postal deposits worth about Rs 1.6 crores. Insurance policies deposits worth Rs 57,72,150/- Examination of his bank accounts and bank accounts of his family members revealed suspicious deposits and transfers of more than 1.2 crores through cash deposit, RTGS and NEFT.
One Hyundai Creta car worth Rs 13,43,000/- recovered during search,Shri Pratap Kumar Samal had made an unregistered partnership deed between his wife Smt. Sasmita Samal and his sister Namita Das for production of at least two Odia movies in the name of Radha Krishna Productions.
More than Rs.50 Lakhs of ill-gotten money appears to have been invested in production of these two movies, the Vigilance said in a press note.
