Vigilance officers on Tuesday conducted houses and office room of Bhawanipatna Forest Range Officer Prasanna Kumar Mishra on the allegation of acquisition and possession of disproportionate assets and detected movable and immovable assets worth Rs1,21,14,905 in his and his family members’ names.
Mishra’s residential building at Hilpatna, Bhawanipatna, native house at Pariagaon village in Kalahandi district and father-in-law’s house at Bhawanipatna Irrigation Colony, Bhawanipatna and office chamber at Bhawanipatna were simultaneously searched on the strength of search warrant issued by a court.
The detected assets include a double-storied building worth Rs38,55,398, six plots worth Rs15 lakh, bank and lIC deposits of Rs55,42,724, gold ornaments of Rs6,92,953, household articles of Rs62,080, hard cash of Rs62,000 and a motor bike worth Rs45,000.
Mishra had joined as a Village Forest Worker in the year 1989. He was promoted to the rank of Forest Range Officer in the year 1998 and posted at Bhawanipatna and K gaon in Kalahandi Dist. He is still continuing as Forest Range Officer at Bhawanipatna, an official release informed.
Further investigation was in progress.