The Odisha Vigilance today recovered over Rs 4 crore in cash, the highest ever seizure in the agency’s history, during searches at multiple locations associated with a government official named Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle.
Watch: Odisha Vigilance officials recovered over ₹4 crore from the Bhubaneswar flat of Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle. He was arrested for allegedly accepting a ₹30,000 bribe from a coal vendor. Simultaneous raids were conducted at multiple… pic.twitter.com/rHFFk7qOkt— IANS (@ians_india) February 25, 2026
The raid was conducted at Mohanty’s residence in Nature Crest Apartment, Shree Vihar, Patia. Vigilance teams carried out simultaneous searches at his Bhubaneswar flat, parental house in Bhadrak, and office chamber in Cuttack
Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Odisha Vigilance officials recovered over ₹4 crore from the Bhubaneswar flat of Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle. The raid was conducted at his residence in Nature Crest Apartment, Shree Vihar, Patia. Mohanty was earlier… pic.twitter.com/vfbwnbm3xR— IANS (@ians_india) February 25, 2026
During the raid, the police also seized the entire tainted bribe money from the possession of the accused Deputy Director of Mines.
A case has been filed under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, against Mohanty at the Bhubaneswar Vigilance Police Station.
Notably, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, on Monday, told the State Assembly that the Vigilance Department has registered a total of 416 cases against government officers and employees in the state for taking bribes, committing financial irregularities in government fund and possession of disproportionate assets between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2025.