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Phulbani: Inspector-in-charge in Vigilance net

Vigilance officials arrested inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Kotgarh police station Dhiraj Kumar Lenka and seized around Rs 1.45 lakh cash from his possession on Sunday evening.

Published: 26th October 2022 06:27 AM  |   Last Updated: 26th October 2022 06:27 AM   |  A+A A-

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By Express News Service

PHULBANI: Vigilance officials arrested inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Kotgarh police station Dhiraj Kumar Lenka and seized around Rs 1.45 lakh cash from his possession on Sunday evening.

Acting on a tip-off, Vigilance officials intercepted the IIC near Baliguda when he was on way to his wife’s house at Khajuripada in Kandhamal district in a private vehicle. On search, Rs 1,45,800 cash was recovered from his possession. Lenka could not account for it satisfactorily and the cash was seized. 

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