Bhubaneswar: The anti-corruption wing on Thursday raided five places associated with constable Prasanna Kumar Behera on the allegation of possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
According to reports, the raids were conducted at Prasanna’s residential quarter no. G-12-Police, Kalpana Square & its extension building, Spark Furniture Pvt. Ltd, located at Dumduma, Furniture Workshop located at Santhavihar, Lingipur, South City Bar located at Patrapada, and double-storeyed building at his native Village Nuapada, in Khurda district.
On the strength of search warrant issued by Hon’ble Special Judge Vigilance, five teams led by 2 DSPs, 6 Inspectors and other officers carried the search operation.
Constable Prasanna Behera was arrested and dismissed from service for his alleged link with journalist Nabin Das’s son Manish Anurag murder case.
According to police, Behera, the President of Havildar & Constable Association, was arrested for allegedly operating Hotel South City in Bhubaneswar without a valid license, violating COVID-19 rules, and hatching a criminal conspiracy.
