Bhubaneswar, Jun 23 (PTI) : The vigilance wing of Odisha Police on Friday recovered over Rs 3 crore in cash during raids at the residences of a government official at different places in the state, officials said.
Sleuths of the department found the huge amount of cash in possession of Prasanta Kumar Rout, an Odisha Administrative Officer (OAS) posted as the additional sub-collector in Nabarangpur district, during multiple raids at his residences in Bhubaneswar, Nabarangpur and other places, they said.
The accused officer’s wife allegedly threw six cash-stashed cartons to their neighbour’s terrace at Kanan Vihar here and requested them to hide the currency, when the personnel of the wing arrived there, the officials said.
