Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Friday unearthed two triple-storey building and plots in Bhubaneswar during raids on Forester, Koraput Forest Division, Niranjan Satapathy, for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Gold weighing around 1 kg and Rs 8.7 lakh were also seized by the Vigilance teams led by 6 DSPs, 7 inspectors, and other supporting staff during simultaneous searches at five places in Bhubaneswar and Jagatsinghpur and Koraput districts, including his government quarter and
office room at Semiluguda.
Assets detected in the name Satapathy and his family members are as follows:
1. A triple-storey building
2. Another triple-storey building over 4050 sqft area at Jharpada, Bhubaneswar.
3. One building over 1250 sqft area at Semiliguda.
4. Seven high-value plots – two in prime location of Bhubaneswar, four in Jagatsinghpur town and one at Semiliguda in Koraput.
5. Gold weighing around 1 kg.
6. Around Rs 8,70,000 along with some foreign currencies.
7. A four-wheeler (TATA Harrier) and 3 two-wheelers.
The measurement and valuation/assessment of the buildings/plots are being carried out by Vigilance Technical Wing. Bank, Postal deposits and other investments are also being ascertained, a Vigilance release said.
It further noted that Satapathy had started his service on January 25, 1988, as a forest guard under Koraput Forest Division with an initial monthly salary of Rs 625.