Acting on the allegations of acquisition of disproportionate assets, Vigilance sleuths on Thursday conducted simultaneous searches on houses and office room of by Brahmaur R and B Division 1 Assistant Engineer Niranjan Sahu’s houses at different places and detected assets worth 83,77,388 in his and his family members’ names.
Officers searched his residential and commercial complex at Bhabinipur, double storied building at Bapuji Nagar and office chamber in Brahmapur, double storied building at his native village Jagannath Marg under Hinjilkatu police station in Ganjam district, brother-in-law’s house located at Ramahari Nagar at Berhampur and house of his brother at IRC Village in Bhubaneswar.
The detected assets include residential and commercial complex of Rs 39,05,208, double storied building in Brahmarpur of Rs 18 lakh, double storied building in village of Rs 5 lakh, five plots at Bhabanipur of Rs 1,88,850, bank deposits of Rs 2,50,000, household articles of Rs 3 lakh, gold ornanments of Rs 5.36,000 and hard cash of Rs 37,300 and motor vehicles of Rs 8,80,000.
Inquiry was in progress, an official release said.