Taking strong action against Additional Sub-Collector Prasanta Kumar Rout of Nabarangpur district, the State Government on Tuesday gave compulsory retirement to him after detection of disproportionate assets worth over Rs 5 crore in his possession.
Last week, the Vigilance police had unearthed Rout’s total assets of Rs 5.21 crore, which constituted 506% of his known sources of income.
Vigilance sleuths had recovered cash amounting to over Rs 3,02 crore (Rs 2.23 crore cash from Rout’s residence at Kanan Vihar in Bhubaneswar and Rs 77 lakh from his Nabarangpur residence) during raids on June 23.
Besides, the corrupt official was found in possession of five plots including four in prime locations in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, a benami plot at Umarkote in Nabarangpur district, bank and insurance deposits of Rs 92.34 lakh (including Rs 38.64 lakhs deposits in two benami accounts), two four-wheelers, a two-wheeler and gold and silver jewellery and household articles worth Rs 27.27 lakh. He had spent Rs 87 lakhs on medical education of his daughter and educational expenditure of his son.
The Vigilance police arrested him on June 24.