{"id":5278,"date":"2026-02-25T04:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingodisha.com\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2026-02-25T04:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:51:40","slug":"cuttack-deputy-director-of-mines-held-over-%e2%82%b94-crore-cash-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingodisha.com\/?p=5278","title":{"rendered":"Cuttack Deputy Director of Mines Held; Over \u20b94 Crore Cash Seized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bhubaneswar:\u00a0 Odisha Vigilance arrested Sri Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle, for allegedly accepting a bribe of \u20b930,000 from a licensed coal vendor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cuttack Deputy Director of Mines Held; Over \u20b94 Crore Cash Seized\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/236-NOAQNhc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Following his arrest, simultaneous searches were conducted at his flat in Bhubaneswar, parental house in Bhadrak, and office chamber in Cuttack. 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