5 Crore Scam in Jajpur
Tahasil under Jajpur district
Dear friends
On 9.10.19., Lokayukta has
issued notice to Director, State Vigilance seeking
report about status
of investigation into
allegation of corruption and misappropriation of Rs. 5 crore ( Rs. 5,00,00,000) by officials
in Jajpur Tahasil under Jajpur
district. Though State
Vigilance registered a case File No. 05 dated 20.1.2018 on complaint of
misappropriation of huge revenue by
the officials of Jajpur Tahail, no legal action has
been taken against
any officials, though more
than one and half year passed. Chairman,
Lokayukta has fixed date 18.11.19 for
hearing of the case.
Sri Sarbeswar Behuria, RTI
Activist had filed a
complaint in the office of Lokayukta, Odisha seeking inquiry into
misappropriation of Rs. 5 crore by officials
of Jajpur Tahasil. He had alleged
that though State
Vigilance registered vigilance
case on 20.1.18. against
officials, but remained silence
more than one year.
Case
History
on 25.7.2019., Sarbeswar
filed RTI Application to the PIO,
office of Collector, jajpur seeking copy of the Special Audit Report of
Audit Team of Board of Revenue, Odisha . On 10.9.19, the PIO,
office of Collectorate, Jajpur supplied
the copy of Audit
Report. While going through
the report, it was observed that as per the Board’s memo No.
206 /Aud. Dt. 2.4.16., Special
audit team of Board of Revenue conducted audit on
misappropriation of Govt. fund in Jajpur
Tahasil within period of 1.4.2006 to 5.4.2016. Audit was
conducted from 5.4.16 to 31.8.17.
The Special Audit Report No. 02/2017-2018 submitted to Govt.
has made detailed
description of how
around Rs.
5 crore has been misappropriated by a bunch
of Govt. official of Jajpur Tahasil
starting from Tahasildar to Head
Clerck, Nazir and many others.
The Audit
had strongly recommended for departmental
proceedings and /or
prosecution at the earliest moment under OCS (CAA &A) Rules,
1962/OCS (PENSION) Rules, 1992 on the basis
of audit paras. Inquiry by State
Vigilance was suppressed
for the reasons best
known to Inquiry
office of Directorate of State
Vigilance, Cuttack.
It was
found from a letter
dt. 30.7.19. of SP, Vigialnce, Cuttack addressed to
the Collector, Jajpur
district that during
the financial year 2015-16, Sri Laxmikanta Mishra, OAS
the then Tahasildar , Jajpur with
ulterior motive conspired with Sri Rajat Kumar Routray, the
then Nazir of his
office transferred land acquisition compensation amount of Rs. 5
crore , Rs. 51, 42, 565/- &
Rs. 18,61,549/- from DDO account
to the tahasil SB Account instead
of land acquisition account. Subsequently, Sri Mishra issued
self cheques to Sri Rajat Kumar
Routray , though he was transferred from Tahasil office and the
amounts were credited to personal account of Sri
Routray. After detection of such illegal act, Sri Routray, Ex-Nazir submitted
cheques for aforesaid received
amount in the Tahasil office.
On the allegation of
mutual conspiracy, falsification of official
records and misappropriation of Government Fund
of Rs. 34, 65,237/- , Cuttack
Vigilance P S Case No. 19 dt. 18.7.19 u/s 13 (1) (c ) (d) of
P.C. Act , 1988 / 409/477-A/120-B
IPC dt. 18.7.2019 has been
registered for detailed
investigation.
Details
of Money misappropriated as
follows
|
Sl.No.
|
Name of Officer/ Head Clerck/ Nazir involved
|
Designation
|
Amount
|
|
1
|
Bijay Kumar Khandayatray,
OAS
|
Ex-Tahasildar , Jajpur
|
Rs. 8,65,769.00
|
|
2
|
Sudhansu Sekhar Nayak, OAS
|
Ex-Tahasildar , Jajpur
|
Rs. 1,98,256.00
|
|
3
|
Kumarbar Nayak, OAS
|
Ex-Tahasildar, Jajpur
|
Rs. 14,41,833.00
|
|
4
|
Manas Ranjan Samal
|
Ex-Tahasildar, Jajpur
|
Rs. 27, 08,160.00
|
|
5
|
Gourahari Behera, OAS
|
Ex-Tahasildar, Jajpur
|
Rs. 1,12,98,564.00
|
|
6
|
Mamata Barik, OAS
|
Ex-Tahasildar, Jajpur
|
Rs. 2,80,78,174.00
|
|
7
|
Laxmikant Mishra, OAS
|
Ex-Tahasildar, Jajpur
|
Rs. 47,67,405.00
|
|
8
|
Mamata Barik, OAS
|
Ex-Tahasildar, Jajpur
|
Rs. 86,665.00
|
|
9
|
Bhmsen Das
|
Ex-Head Clerck,
|
Rs. 3080.00
|
|
10
|
Niranjan Das
|
DO
|
Cash Book Not
analysed
|
|
11
|
Dibyasingh Otta
|
Ex-Head Clerck
|
Rs. 8,48,989.00
|
|
12
|
Rabindranath Pati
|
DO
|
Rs. 43,61,949.00
|
|
13
|
Sarat Ch. Barik
|
Ex-I/C Head Clerck
|
Rs. 13,60,716.00
|
|
14
|
Natabar Pati
|
Ex-Head Clerck
|
Rs. 2,75,845 .00
|
|
15
|
Ajay Kumar Sahoo
|
DO
|
Rs. 3,76,61,076.00
|
|
16
|
Rajanikant Sahoo
|
DO
|
Rs. 14,34,899.00
|
|
17
|
Debi Prasanna Dhal
|
DO
|
Rs. 34,98,272.00
|
|
18
|
Rajat Kumar Routray Sr. Clerck
|
Ex-Nazir
|
Rs. 4, 47,14,457.00
|
|
19
|
Sarat Ch. Barik Sr. Clerck
|
DO
|
Rs. 47,06,849.00
|
|
20
|
Prasant Kumar Nayak, Sr.
Clerck
|
DO
|
Rs. 14,125 .00 ( recovered)
|
|
21
|
Dasarath Das, Sr. Clerck
|
Ex-Record Keeper
|
Rs. 9195.00 ( recovered)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date- 16.11.19
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