Acting on the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets by Bolangir Civil Supply Office (CEO) Ranjan Seth, Vigilance officers conducted simultaneous raids on his office and houses at different places and detected assets worth Rs 1,41,82,809 in his and his family members’ names.
Seth’s triple-storied building at Ranibandhapada, Baragarh Town, a flat at RJ Residency, Andhilo, Bhubaneswar, father-in-law’s house at Ranibandhapada and office room and Government quarter at Balangir Town were simultaneously searched.
The detected assets include RJ Residency flat of Rs 26,97,234, a triple storied building at Ranibandhapada Rs 9,53,000, another triple-storied in at Sambalpur Rs 26,00,000, six plots at Bargarh of Rs 45,98,908, deposits of Rs 24,43,767, household articles of Rs 5,77,000, motorcycle of Rs 63,900, gold ornaments of Rs 1,30,000 and hard cash of Rs 1,19,000.
Seth has acquired the above mentioned assets from September 2, 2008.
Prior to this job, Seth had also served as CSO at Baripada in Mayurbhanj district.
Earlier, a case had earlier been registered and charge-sheet filed against Ranjan Seth and his wife Uma Seth. In that case, Seth had acquired assets (movable and immovable) between January 1, 1992 and September 1, 2008, informed an official release.