The Vigilance police on Friday raided the office and houses of Uddhav Chandra Behera, posted as Gardener at the office of Assistant Horticulture Officer in Udala in Mayurbhanj district, on the charge of amassing properties disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Two separate Vigilance teams consisting of 18 officials conducted the simultaneous raids at four places, including Behera’s house at Badampada under Kaptipada block, farmhouse at Kaptipada, in-laws’ house at Jamabani and horticulture office at Udala. The value of his three-storied house was estimated to be over Rs 1 crore.
However, the exact amount of his alleged disproportionate assets would be ascertained after completion of the searches, said an official.
On similar charges, Vigilance officers raided the office and houses of Forester Kailash Sahoo of Balliguda Forest Division in Kandhamal district on Friday. Separate teams conducted the raids simultaneously at various places in Kandhamal, Brahmapur and Puri.