Malkangiri, Feb. 7 -- Odisha Vigilance sleuths have arrested Deputy Director & Project Director, Watershed, Malkangiri, Santanu Mahapatra along with four other persons in a disproportionate assets case after carrying out a series of raids recently and seizing a whopping Rs 2 crore cash from his residence. He will be produced in court today.

Along with Mohapatra, Vigilance officials have arrested his accomplices Mohan Mandal, Asst Agriculture Engineer, Biswajit Mandal, DEO, Amiyakanta Sahu (Contractual Staff) and one Alekh Pradhan for alleged embezzlement of government funds.

Mohapatra was in possession of disproportionate assets (DA) including one multi-storey building, four high-value plots, gold approx 422 gms, deposits over Rs.91 lak...