Special Judge, Vigilance, Baripada convicted former president, Urban Cooperative Bank ltd, Baripada Bimal lochan Das, an ex-MlA, and Jayanta Kumar Mohapatra of Deuli village, under Chandua police station in Mayurbhanj in connection with a Balaeswar Vigilance PS case in 2011.
Das was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment (RI) for a year and pay fine of Rs1 lakh for an offence and RI another year for a year and pay fine of Rs 10,000 in another the offence. In default, he will undergo RI for a period of one year and 02 months respectively.
Similarly, Mohapatra was sentenced to undergo RI for a period of one year and pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh in one offence and RI for a period of one year and fine of Rs 110,000 in another the offence. He will undergo RI for a period of one year and two months respectively in default.
PK Pradhan, former Inspector Vigilance Cell Cuttack had investigated into the case and KC Satpathy, Special PP, Vigilance Court, Baripada conducted the case on behalf of the prosecution.