Bhubaneswar, June 29 -- In a significant anti-corruption action, a Special Vigilance Court in Odisha on Monday convicted former Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Police Pravakar Panda and his wife Geetanjali Patra in a disproportionate assets (DA) case and sentenced both to one year of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 1 lakh each.
According to Odisha Vigilance, Panda, formerly posted at Banai Police Station in Sundargarh district, and Patra, former assistant teacher of Government High School, Jhirpani in Rourkela, were chargesheeted for possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. Both have since retired from service.
The Special Judge, Vigilance, Sundargarh also directed the State Government to initiat...