Vigilance Raid On Cuttack Addl Commissioner CT & GST: Assets Worth Crores, 6 Luxury Vehicles

Cuttack: Odisha Vigilance, which on Monday conducted raids on properties of additional Commissioner of Commercial Tax & GST (Cuttack) Piyush Kanta Pani on charges of accumulating disproportionate assets, has unearthed assets worth crores and six luxury cars.

During searches, the following assets have been unearthed so far:

* 11 plots in a prime area of Bhubaneswar worth (approximately) Rs 3.7 crore as per registered sale deeds. Undervaluation during registration is suspected and actual value may be higher. A thorough probe is being done to verify this.

* One triple-storey residential building at Chakeisihani, Bhubaneswar.

* Three triple-storey buildings and one single-storey building at Chorda Chowk, Jajpur Road, Jajpur.

* Farmhouse with an outhouse at Andharua, Bhubaneswar.

* Garage and single-storey building at Chakeisihani, Bhubaneswar.

Measurement and valuation/assessment of the buildings is being carried out by Vigilance Technical Wing.

* Bank and insurance deposits worth Rs 53.63 lakh.

* Six costly four-wheelers:

Skoda Octavia (OR02-AG-8888) worth Rs 11,29,970.

Volkswagen Taigun (OD02-CA-8926) worth Rs 15,00,000.

Volkswagen Polo (OR02-BK-6000) worth Rs 8,50,000.

Skoda Fabia (OR05-AC-9797) worth Rs 9,00,000.

Skoda Superb (OD02-V-6357) worth Rs 10,50,000.

Skoda Ameo (OD02-BH-7002) worth Rs 7,25,410.

* Gold jewellery weighing 387 gm.

Pani is being questioned about his sources for the acquisition of assets.