Odisha Vigilance Brings DFO, Who Owns 16 Plots, Buildings & Flat Worth Crores, To Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Friday brought Rayagada Peripheral DFO Bijaya Kumar Parida for examination in connection with assets unearthed during searches conducted at 7 places the previous day.

Disproportionate assets worth crores of rupees, including a G+3-storey building of 9,500 sqft worth Rs 1.8 crore in Cuttack, a triple-storey building and a flat in Bhubaneswar, 16 plots in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and other towns, Rs 1.24 lakh in cash, gold jewellery weighing 650 gm, were detected during the simultaneous raids on properties linked to the DFO in Rayagada, Khurda, Cuttack and Jajpur districts.

Assets Unearthed

1) G+3-storey building (under construction) over Khata No-200/391, Plot No-16/708 at Srikoruan. Cuttack, with plinth area of 9,500 sqft worth Rs 1.8 crore.

2) A three-storey building at Palasuni in Bhubaneswar with a plinth area of 511 sqft

3) Flat at Ashirbad Plaza, Kalarahanga, Patia, Bhubaneswar.

4) 16 plots in prime areas of Bhubaneswar, Puri, Cuttack and Jajpur.

5) Rs 1,24,600 in cash.

6) Gold jewellery weighing 650 gms.

7) 1 four wheeler (Maruti Swift Dzire) and 2 two-wheelers and household articles worth over Rs 17.87 lakh

The measurement and valuation/assessment of the above flat/ buildings/plots is being carried out by Vigilance Technical Wing. Bank, postal, insurance and other deposits are also being ascertained, a release said.