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Odisha EOW Raids Former Rajya Sabha MP Nekkenti Bhaskar Rao's Properties

Eight EOW teams searched 11 properties as investigators probed alleged misappropriation of truck owners’ funds since 2005.

  • On Friday, The Economic Offence Wing of Odisha Police launched search operations at the properties of former Rajya Sabha member Nekkenti Bhaskar Rao, investigating allegations of financial irregularities involving a truck owners' association.
  • The EOW case involves claims that a truck owners' association collected money from owners since 2005 without proper accounting, allegedly under the guise of funding Naxalite activities.
  • Eight EOW teams raided 11 properties and business units linked to Rao and his family in Rayagada and Bhubaneswar, where officials allege misappropriated funds were diverted into private ventures.
  • Rao, a political leader from Rayagada, was elected to the Rajya Sabha on a BJD ticket in 2016 and also served as deputy chairman of the state planning board.
  • With the case registered with the EOW on Thursday, authorities continue investigating claims of large-scale criminal misappropriation, extortion, and intimidation associated with the truck owners' association.
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ODISHA BYTES broke the news on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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