Suspended Athagarh Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sudhansu Bhusan Mishra was sent to 14 days’ judicial custody after being produced before the Special Vigilance Court, Cuttack here on Thursday after completion of his three-day Vigilance remand.
Source said neither the Vigilance prayed for a fresh remand of the suspended DFO nor Mishra appealed for a bail. He was sent to Choudwar jail.
The Vigilance produced him in the court at the end of Mishra’s three-day remand. He was arrested by the Vigilance sleuths for amassing disproportionate assets on February 25, and was suspended from service on Wednesday.
He reportedly owned immovable and movable properties worth more than `6 crore though his monthly salary was only `60,000.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Vigilance Director RP Sharma said Mishra was not cooperating with the investigation. Therefore, the investigating agency might pray in the court to take Mishra on a fresh remand.