Vigilance sleuths on Friday laid their hands on a crorepati Sarpanch, who possesses assets of nearly Rs 4.6 crore.Basanta Manjari Biswal, Sarpanch, Barandua gram panchayat under Basudevpur block in Bhadrak district and her spouse Nagendra Prasad Biswal, former Sarpanch of the panchayat and president, Barandua Service Co-operative Society (SCS), Narasinghpur, Bhadrak district faced the raids on allegation of acquisition of property disproportionate to known sources of income.
The Vigilance raided their residential triple- storied building at Ratanga, two Hero motorcycle showrooms, one at Chandanpur and another at Basudevpur, HP petrol pump at Nachhibindha, house at Nachhibindha, office room of Manjari at Chandanpur, office room of Nagendra at Narasinghpur, residential house of their relatives at Basudevpur and Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar and Ansuman rice mill at Astia, Simulia, Baleswar.
The total assets found in possession of the duo were worth Rs 4,55,77,592.
The duo also possesses 44 plots at Simulia, Dhamnagar, Bhadrak town, Delanga (Puri) and Raghunathpur (Khordha), two cars, one 407 mini truck, deposits in different banks, gold ornaments, cash and costly household articles.
Other immovable assets, deposits and investments made in other banks, post office, insurance companies etc were under verification.
In another instance, the Vigilance police got assets worth Rs 51,50, 214 of Bhujabanti Sahu, Sarpanch, Rinja gram panchayat under Karlamunda block in Kalahandi district during raids on Friday. On allegation against her about possession of disproportionate assets, the raids were conducted at her residential house at Takarumal, M Rampur, computer complex at Degaon under Karlamunda block, office chamber at Rinja and residential house of relatives at Kusurula, M Rampur on Friday.
Sahu possessed a Hyundai EON car, one Ashok Leyland Pick up van, a Bullet motor cycle, a second hand tractor, deposits in different banks, investment in LIC policies, gold and silver ornaments, cash and household articles.