Bhubaneswar: The anti-corruption wing comprising two Deputy Superintendent of Police Vigilance & five inspectors 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.
Sources said, 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.
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, who is the president of the Havildar and Constable Association, was arrested by the Commissionerate police for allegedly operating the bar without a valid license, violating Covid-19 protocols, and hatching criminal conspiracy.