BHUBANESWAR: The vigilance directorate is more likely to factor lookout round (LOC) against IAS officer Vinod Kumar and four different individuals, who have allegedly absconded after being convicted in a corruption case on Tuesday. Official sources mentioned the vigilance has also asked the state executive to initiate measures for Kumar’s dismissal.
“We have formed 5 separate groups to trace the 5 elusive convicts. While four of them (including Vinod Kumar) are former workers of Odisha Rural Housing Development Corporation (ORHDC), the fifth one is secretary of an NGO,” senior IPS officer and director (vigilance) Debasis Panigrahi instructed TOI.
Though the vigilance court had on Tuesday convicted total 6 individuals, the sentencing was pronounced best against one particular person as the others were absent within the court. Vigilance sleuths, who had raided Kumar’s legitimate quarter at VIP Colony in Nayapalli house right here on Wednesday night, raided his area once more on Thursday. Simultaneous raids were also carried out at the homes of the opposite four convicts. “We are but to grasp their whereabouts. If we fail to find them, we may factor lookout round against them. Since the convicts, in all probability, would means the Orissa top court for bail on their convictions, we will take a look at our highest to foil their try of having aid from the court,” another vigilance officer mentioned.
Legal professionals mentioned Kumar is now left with two choices—either to surrender sooner than the vigilance court that had convicted him or to means the Orissa top court, in quest of bail.
Sources mentioned 54-year-old Kumar, a 1989 batch IAS officer, is most likely the primary such executive officer against whom the vigilance registered as many as 28 cases. The cases incorporated one disproportionate property (DA) and 27 corruption offences. Vigilance mentioned Kumar allegedly committed all the monetary irregularities all over his tenure as ORHDC’s managing director between January 5, 2000 and May 15, 2001. Vigilance had registered the primary corruption case, pertaining to fraudulent purchase of some place of work apparatus price nearly Rs 79 lakh, against him in 2003. “When we were probing that case, we due to this fact came across a chain of scams committing by way of him,” a vigilance legitimate mentioned. Later a DA case was registered against him after the vigilance sleuths discovered him owning property to the music of nearly Rs one crore.
On Tuesday, he was convicted in a corruption case registered against him in 2007. When requested about the status of different 27 cases, vigilance mentioned they have closed one case because of want of proof against him and in another case the investigation remains to be in development. The court trial is happening in 25 different cases.
“We have formed 5 separate groups to trace the 5 elusive convicts. While four of them (including Vinod Kumar) are former workers of Odisha Rural Housing Development Corporation (ORHDC), the fifth one is secretary of an NGO,” senior IPS officer and director (vigilance) Debasis Panigrahi instructed TOI.
Though the vigilance court had on Tuesday convicted total 6 individuals, the sentencing was pronounced best against one particular person as the others were absent within the court. Vigilance sleuths, who had raided Kumar’s legitimate quarter at VIP Colony in Nayapalli house right here on Wednesday night, raided his area once more on Thursday. Simultaneous raids were also carried out at the homes of the opposite four convicts. “We are but to grasp their whereabouts. If we fail to find them, we may factor lookout round against them. Since the convicts, in all probability, would means the Orissa top court for bail on their convictions, we will take a look at our highest to foil their try of having aid from the court,” another vigilance officer mentioned.
Legal professionals mentioned Kumar is now left with two choices—either to surrender sooner than the vigilance court that had convicted him or to means the Orissa top court, in quest of bail.
Sources mentioned 54-year-old Kumar, a 1989 batch IAS officer, is most likely the primary such executive officer against whom the vigilance registered as many as 28 cases. The cases incorporated one disproportionate property (DA) and 27 corruption offences. Vigilance mentioned Kumar allegedly committed all the monetary irregularities all over his tenure as ORHDC’s managing director between January 5, 2000 and May 15, 2001. Vigilance had registered the primary corruption case, pertaining to fraudulent purchase of some place of work apparatus price nearly Rs 79 lakh, against him in 2003. “When we were probing that case, we due to this fact came across a chain of scams committing by way of him,” a vigilance legitimate mentioned. Later a DA case was registered against him after the vigilance sleuths discovered him owning property to the music of nearly Rs one crore.
On Tuesday, he was convicted in a corruption case registered against him in 2007. When requested about the status of different 27 cases, vigilance mentioned they have closed one case because of want of proof against him and in another case the investigation remains to be in development. The court trial is happening in 25 different cases.
Vigilance may issue lookout notice against convicted IAS officer
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