A team of Vigilance officials on Monday raided residence of loisingha Forester Khageswar Jena in Balangir district in connection with allegations of accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
According to reports, the joint team of officials from Balangir, Subarnapur and Bargarh districts raided Jena’s residence at Shantipada here based on a disproportionate assets case registered against him.
“As many as 22 passbooks of various banks, 70 gram of gold jewellery have been seized so far. The estimation is still on. We would be able to tell the exact amount of his assets after the estimation is over,” a Vigilance DSP said.
The forest official had stashed the gold and documents inside a wall so that no one got a clue about the hidden wealth, sources said. “We are inquiring about his immovable properties and the amount of money deposited in various banks,” Balangir Vigilance DSP Abhiram Kar said.