Bhubaneswar: The Special Court of Vigilance, Bhubaneswar today convicted a retired RTO in the disproportionate assets case and awarded a rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years.

Manoj Kumar Mohanty, former RTO, Balangir (Retired), was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(e) of PC Act, 1988 for possessing disproportionate assets.

Today, the Vigilance court sentenced Mohanty to the jail term and imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on him.

Vigilance official sources said the anti-corruption unit will now move the competent authority for stoppage of pension of Mohanty following his conviction.