The Vigilance has traced assets of over a crore of rupees of a Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) in Balangir district.
On Thursday, the Vigilance sleuths of Sambalpur Division searched Padiabahal Gram Panchayat in Khaprakhol block PEO Tapan Meher’s residential building at Kuthamunda village under Patnagarh police station, father-in-law’s house at Samaleisar village under Patnagarh, residential house of his son at Ganganagar Pada, Patnagarh, office room at Padiabahal and son-in-law’s house at Ganganagar Pada, Patnagarh and found total assets worth Rs 1, 07,38,200.
The movable and immovable assets detected from the possession of Meher and his family members, include one building at Patuagarh of Rs 25,29,000, one double storied building at Kothamunda village of Rs 21,29,000, four plots of land in the name of his wife and son worth Rs 25,07,600, household articles worth Rs 4,66,520, Suzuki Breeza car worth Rs 11,22,000, one tractor worth Rs 6,90,000, one 407 mini truck worth Rs 5,40,000, three motor cycles worth Rs 1,88,640, gold ornaments weighing 125 gm and silver ornaments weighing 350 gm worth Rs 3,23,340, Rs 1,22,100 hard cash and deposits in SBI , UGB and Axis Banks worth Rs 1,20,000. Search was on.