The Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar, convicted former Branch Manager, Odisha State Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative Society ltd, Bhagaban Rout in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case.
He was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment (RI) for a period of three years, pay a fine of `1 lakh and in default, undergo RI for three months for the offence under Section 13 (2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.
The Vigilance police had raided Rout’s residential house along with the houses of his relatives on November 16, 2005 on the strength of search warrants.
On completion of an inquiry, after prima facie evidence was found, a case was registered against Rout for possession of disproportionate assets amounting to `16,16,348.