Sr OAS Officer Under Odisha Vigilance Lens Over Disproportionate Assets; Raids Underway

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday conducted raids at seven places linked to senior OAS officer and Chief General Manager (P & A) of IDCO, Saroj Kanta Mohanty, on allegation of possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Simultaneous searches are being conducted by Vigilance led by 10 DSPs, 6 Inspectors, and other staff on the strength of search warrants issued by Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar at seven places linked to Mohanty, a senior Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Jajpur, official sources said.

The searches are in progress at the following places:

1. One 3BHK Flat No. 103, Amrita Alayam plot No. GA 437, Sailashree Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar.

2. One 3 BHK Flat No. 201, Tower No. 01, Metro Green Woods, Patapur, Baranga, Cuttack.

3. Paternal house at village Brambhabarada, Dharmasala, Dist-Jajpur.

4. One 3 storeyed building at Mahanadi vihar, Naya bazar, Cuttack.

5. One 2 storeyed residential house located at village Jaraka, Jajpur.

6. House of his relative located at N4/295, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar.

7. Office room of Saroj Kanta Mohanty located at IDCO Tower, P & A Deptt. Bhubaneswar.

Search is in progress and further details are awaited.