Vigilance officials on Sunday conducted simultaneous raids at several places in connection with disproportionate assets (DA) charges against Jailor of Sundargarh Jail Syed Sahiruddin Ahmed and detected assets worth Rs 1,22,02,255 in his and his family members names.
The anti-corruption wing officials carried out raids at Ahmed’s three-storied building at Samanta Vihar, another three-storied building at Dumu Duma Phase III, shop nos. 5&30 in Dumu Duma Housing Board Colony in Bhubaneswar, his room in the Sudargarh Jail GueshHouse and his Government quarters at the Nabarangpur Jail where he was earlier posted as Jailor.
Sources said while only a trolley bag was seized from Ahmed’s room in the guesthouse, several incriminating documents and bank books in his name were seized during raids at the different locations in Bhubaneswar.
Ahmed has very recently been transferred to the Sundargarh Jail. He is on sick leave since Saturday and was not present in Sundargarh during the raid, the sources added.
The detected assets include a triple-storied building of Rs 32 lakh, a double storied building of Rs 26 lakh, two shop rooms of Rs 2 lakh, cars and motorcycles of Rs 11.02 lakh and household articles of Rs 5.96 lakh. Besides, the education expenditure of his two studying at the SUM Hospital calculated at Rs 45 lakh.
The deposits in different banks are under verification and it is expected that the assets would further increase, said an official release.