Vigilance sleuths found assets of over Rs 2.38 crore of a Joint Director in the Secretariat after conducting searches simultaneously at various locations in the city and Baleswar on Friday.
There was allegation of possession of disproportionate assets against Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Joint Director Narendra Kumar Rout. The Baleswar Vigilance Division sleuths searched his residential house at Kharida under the Soro police station in Baleswar, his cousin brother’s house at Kharida, his brother -in-law’s house at Khanda Sahi in Baleswar, his paternal house at Kharida, his house at Swasti Apartment at Sundarpur, Bhubaneswar and office chamber at the Secretariat on the strength of a search warrant.
Rout assets included a one BHK apartment at Swosti Plaza, Sundarpada, Bhubaneswar worth Rs 4,25,000, a three- storied building at Kharida worth Rs 57,35,873, a market complex at Soro worth Rs 20,97,000, two lands at lingipur and Pandera in Bhubaneswar worth Rs 22,13,500, bank and insurance deposits worth Rs 40,55,654, hand loan given to 12 different persons worth Rs 75,30,000, hard cash Rs 3,77,720, gold ornaments weighing 634 gm and silver ornaments weighing 1,187 gm worth Rs 13,03,000 and household articles worth Rs 1,20,000. The total assets of Rout was calculated at Rs 2, 38, 57,747.