Odisha Vigilance Arrests Nayagarh Sub Registrar Over 79% Disproportionate Assets

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested Sub Registrar, Nayagarh, Saswat Kumar Pattanaik for allegedly accumulating assets, which was 79% in excess to his known sources of income.

During simultaneous raids at six places in Nayagarh and Kendrapada the previous day, Pattanaik and his family members were found in possession of a double-storey building spread over 2,350 sq feet at Talabaranga, another two-storey building spread over 2,100 sq feet in Talagaon, six plots in Cuttack, Jatni, Khurda and Kendrapada town along with bank and insurance deposits worth over Rs 11 lakh and gold jewellery, a four-wheeler, three two-wheelers and household articles worth around Rs 20 lakh.

“After thorough search, inventory and further inquiry, the income, expenditure and assets of Pattanaik were calculated and he was found in possession of disproportionate assets which was 79% in excess to his known sources of income. Further investigation is underway,” a Vigilance release said.