In Odisha Vigilence department nabs tehsildar with Rs 5L cash

ROURKELA: Vigilance sleuths on Thursday nabbed a tehsildar in Sundargarh district while he was allegedly travelling with unaccounted cash of Rs 5 lakh to his residence in a four-wheeler.

Key points

• Vigilance teams raided the tehsildar's office at Lathikata, his official residence at New LIC colony in Rourkela's Civil Township and another location.
• The accused, Muralidhar Urmal, is posted as the tehsildar-cum-sub-registrar of Lathikata.
• Based on a tip-off, a Vigilance team halted his car while he was travelling from his office at Lathikata to his residence in Rourkela, and recovered the cash.
• After the seizure, simultaneous searches were conducted at three locations linked to Urmal to trace any ill-gotten wealth allegedly amassed by the senior revenue officer.

In practice, the accused, Muralidhar Urmal, is posted as the tehsildar-cum-sub-registrar of Lathikata. He was reportedly apprehended with the unaccounted cash near Rajabasa chowk.

Based on a tip-off, a Vigilance team halted his car while he was travelling from his office at Lathikata to his residence in Rourkela, and recovered the cash. Vigilance sources remarked Urmal reportedly failed to satisfactorily explain the source of the cash. Subsequently, the cash along with the vehicle was seized.

Taken together, the developments around in Odisha Vigilence department nabs tehsildar with Rs 5L cash point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.