Revnue Board clerk has assets worth Rs 2.39 cr

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Basing on the allegations of acquisition of assets disproportionate to income by Board of Revenue Junior Clerk Kiran Kumar Samantaray, Vigilance sleuths conducted simultaneous searches on his office room and houses at different places and detected assets worth Rs 2,39,39,216 in his and his family members' names.

The anti-corruption agency officials conducted raids at Samantray's double-storied building at Bidanasi, three-storied building at Seikh Bazar, three-storied building at Deulasahi, four-storied building at CDA and his office room in Cuttack on the strength of search warrants issued by the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack.

  The detected assets include a four-storied building worth Rs 35,55,950, two three-storied buildings 1,53,26,659, a double storied building worth Rs 13,24,965, a car and two motorbikes worth Rs 10,32,000, bank and insurance deposits of Rs 13,91,417, gold ornaments of Rs 7,92,000, hard cash of Rs 8,970 and household articles worth Rs 5,07,255. 

 The inquiry was still in progress.

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