By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Call it Vigilance Director YK Jethwa on fire. A day after a Vigilance Inspector trapped, the anti-corruption wing of the State Police, in late night operation, trapped Nina Beura, Superintendent of Excise and recovered Rs 6 Lakh bribe money.After she failed to give details about possession of huge cash with her, Vigilance sleuths arrested her on Saturday.
The Vigilance said, late night on Friday. around 11.30PM ,based on credible information about proceeding of Smt Nina Beura, Superintendent of Excise, Rayagada from Rayagada to Bhubaneswar carrying ill gotten money collected from different sources, she was intercepted by a team of Odisha Vigilance near Bhubaneswar .During interception Rs 6 Lakhs was recovered from her possession, which she could not account for satisfactorily.
‘Following interception, searches are being done at different residential areas of Smt Beura and her relatives. Her husband, Sri Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, IIC, Mahanga PS, on getting tip off, left Mahanga PS to evade search. The Vigilance team, on reaching his quarter at Mahanga, found it locked and the IIC untraceable. He has been asked to report to BBSR Vig Division for enquiry. Searches continuing. Further report follows,” it added.
