The Vigilance police on Tuesday took Pratap Kumar Samal, Deputy Manager of Odisha Police Housing and Welfare Corporation (OPHWC), Bhubaneswar on a two-day remand for further interrogation.
During probe the anti-graft agency ascertained that Samal had made an unregistered partnership deed between his wife Sasmita and his sister Namita Das for production of two Odia movies in the name of Radha Krishna Productions. More than Rs.50 lakh of ill-gotten money appears to have been invested in production of these two movies.
The Vigilance officials found during scrutiny of his and family members bank accounts that more than Rs1.5 crore of suspicious deposits in banks through cash deposit, RTGS and NEFT.
Also, large investments are found to have been made in purchase of lands in Bhubaneswar and other places. Also, nearly Rs. 1.8 crore has been invested in shares and debentures.
So far, disproportionate assets of Rs15 crore has been found in the possession of Samal and his family members.