Odisha Vigilance raids premises of Forest Ranger in Jagatsinghpur

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20 Dec 2025, 11:01 GMT+10

Jagatsinghpur (Odisha) [India], December 20 (ANI): Odisha Vigilance on Saturday conducted raids at multiple premises of Forest Ranger Rajendra Kumar Samantray of Rahama Forest Range in Jagatsinghpur district.

The search operation was conducted by a Vigilance team led by two Additional Superintendents of Police (Addl SPs), five Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs), eight inspectors, and other supporting officers and staff.

Further details regarding the raids and the nature of the investigation are awaited.

Earlier, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Bhubaneswar Zonal Unit on November 22 successfully secured the conviction of three accused involved in drug trafficking.

The sentence was awarded by the Court of the 3rd Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

This case dates back to August 13, 2021, when officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau apprehended three accused persons with 20 kilograms of opium. Further investigation revealed that the accused were linked to an inter-state trafficking racket, in which opium was being transported by concealing it in a specially designed cavity inside the driver's cabin of a truck.

A chargesheet was filed against all three accused in February 2022. The truck used for transporting the illegal opium was also seized. The three accused -- Vijay Bhan, Suraj Pal, and Surendra -- were sentenced on November 20 under sections 18(b), 25, 28, and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 (as amended). Each was sentenced to 10 years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) and fined Rs 1 lakh. (ANI)

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