Bhubaneswar, Aug. 24 -- Former Assistant Project Officer of the Indo-British Health Organisation, Puri (retired), Dr Hrudananda Samanta, was on Monday convicted in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.
The Odisha Vigilance had booked Samanta under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The Additional Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar, sentenced Samanta to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
Following his conviction, the Odisha Vigilance will move the competent authority for stoppage of Dr Hrudananda Samanta's pension, officials said.
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