Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Friday recovered one 2-BHK flat, two farmhouses spanning over 14 acres, 32 valuable plots, 300 grams of gold jewellery, and Rs 5.48 lakh in cash during searches on properties linked to Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Satyanarayan Sethy of Kotpad block in Koraput district.
The assets, registered in the name of Sethy and his family members, are being probed for allegedly being disproportionate to his known sources of income. Measurement and valuation of the immovable properties are currently underway by the Vigilance Technical Wing, while details of bank deposits, postal savings, and other financial investments are also being ascertained.
Simultaneous searches are underway in Koraput, Khurda, and Kendrapada districts, on allegation that the AEE has accumulated assets beyond his known sources of income, by 7 DSPs, 9 inspectors, 11 ASIs, and other supporting staff on the strength of search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Jeypore.
Assets unearthed include a 2-BHK flat (approximately 1,000 sq ft) on the ground floor of Block-B/6, Plot No. 132, in Hi-tech Plaza, Madhipur Mauza, Jatani, Khurda district; a 10.03-acre farmhouse with mango and eucalyptus plantations at Mouza-Taragaon, Boriguma Tehasil, Koraput district, another 4.35-acre farmhouse with Nilgiri plantation at the same Mouza-Taragaon location; 32 valuable plots located under Jeypore, Koraput, Boriguma, Kotpad, and Patangi tahasils in Koraput district; cash amounting to Rs 5,48,000 and gold jewellery weighing 300 grams.
The raids, which began this morning, are being conducted simultaneously by teams comprising 7 DSPs, 9 Inspectors, 11 ASIs, and supporting staff on the basis of search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Jeypore. Properties being searched include Sethy’s rented residential house at Parabeda in Jeypore, the flat at Hi-tech Plaza in Jatni, his parental house at Jahangar in Kendrapada district, government quarters at Kotpad, his office chamber at Kotpad, and the two farmhouses at Taragaon.