Odisha Vigilance has actually discovered 4 double-storey structures, a three-bedroom flat, 7 high-value plots and bank deposits of around Rs 1 crore connected to Prasanna Kumar Patra, the Soil Conservation Deputy Director-cum-Watershed Project Director, Sundargarh, throughout searches over supposed out of proportion properties, main sources stated on Friday.
According to Vigilance sources, the searches are being carried out at 8 areas in Bhubaneswar, Sundargarh and Cuttack districts under warrants provided by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Sundargarh.
The properties of Patra, recognized up until now, consist of 3 double-storey structures, each determining roughly 2,400 square feet, at Manchanath Villa in Bhubaneswar, and another domestic double-storey structure determining around 3,000 square feet at Balianta. A three-bedroom flat measuring around 1,150 square feet has actually likewise been recognized in Nayapalli.
Alertness sleuths have actually likewise discovered 7 high-value plots on the borders of Bhubaneswar. Their signed up sale deed worth is around Rs 1 crore, while the marketplace worth is most likely to be significantly greater. The Vigilance Technical Wing is evaluating the homes.
Other possessions discovered up until now consist of around 211 grams of gold, money amounting to Rs 1.29 lakh, deposits of around Rs 1 crore and 3 two-wheelers. Home searches are continuing, and even more information are waited for.
The operation is being led by an Additional Superintendent of Police, with 4 Deputy Superintendents of Police, 13 Inspectors, 5 Assistant Sub-Inspectors and other workers included.
Patra, born upon January 1, 1969, signed up with federal government service on December 19, 1995, as a Junior Soil Conservation Officer with a regular monthly wage of Rs 7,000. For many years, he served in Kendrapara, Sonepur, Patnagarh and Bargarh, to name a few areas.
Today Deputy Director was promoted to Assistant Soil Conservation Officer in 2017 and later on served in Keonjhar, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore and Kandhamal. In 2024, he was promoted to Deputy Director of Soil Conservation and published to Kandhamal before taking charge in Sundargarh in April 2025, where he continues to serve.
“The synchronised searches are focused on taking a look at whether his possessions are out of proportion to his legal income sources. The in-depth examination is underway, and the accusations are yet to be developed,” a senior Vigilance authorities stated.
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