The Vigilance police has found disproportionate assets of Rs 6.97 crore in the possession of dismissed Odisha Police Constable Prasanna Kumar Behera and his family members.
The disproportionate assets constitute 221 per cent of their known sources of income, the Vigilance said on Monday.
The anti-graft agency has registered case in relevant sections against Behera, his wife and other family members in this connection as they could not account for the assets satisfactorily, “On the allegation of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income by Prasanna Kumar Behera, former Constable of the Commissionerate police, simultaneous house searches were conducted at his Government residential quarter at Kalpana Square in Bhubaneswar, Spark furniture Private Limited at Dumduma, Furniture Workshop at Santha Vihar in Lingipur, South City Bar at Patrapada, and double storied building at his native village Nuapada in Khordha district on October 28,” the Vigilance stated.
“After search, inventory and inquiry, the income, expenditure and assets of Behera and his family members were calculated and they were found in possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income to the tune of Rs.6,97 crore which constitutes 221% of their known sources of income,” the agency said. Notably, Bhubaneswar DCP had on October 24 dismissed Behera from the Odisha Police with immediate effect. A day before, he was arrested. Earlier, Behera who was also the president of the State Havildar and Constable Association was suspended for allegedly running a bar at Hotel South City in Patrapada here, illegally. The offence came to fore after the murder of Manish Anurag, son of journalist Navin Das.