Vigilance Arrests Golamunda BDO For Carrying Ill-Gotten Cash

Kalahandi: Odisha Vigilance today arrested Akhyamita Kartik, BDO of Golamunda Block in Kalahandi district for carrying ill-gotten cash.

Following the interception of Kartik, yesterday, she was interrogated regarding the source of seized cash Rs 4.92Lakhs. As Kartik could not satisfactorily account for the same, she has been placed under arrest today.

In this connection, Koraput Vigilance Division PS Case No 14/2024 U/s13(2)r/w13(1)(b) PC (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation continuing.

As Kartik had twice faced action earlier in the form of a Departmental Inquiry and a Police case on allegations of corruption, she had been acting in a very cautious manner.

Yesterday, while travelling from Bhawanipatna to Koraput, she had cleverly concealed the cash inside the rear door of her official Bolero vehicle to evade detection.

However, based on their training and protocols for conducting searches, the Vigilance team managed to unearth the cash by opening the interior of the rear door.