A Cooperative Society Secretary came under the Vigilance scanner on Wednesday when anti-corruption wing officials searched his office and houses located at Dhaipur and Athagarh in Cuttack district. Vigilance sleuths unearthed undisclosed property worth over Rs1 crore.
On acquisition and possession of disproportionate assets, Dhaipur Cooperative Society Secretary Prasant Kumar Sahoo’s paternal house at Dhaipur, office room located at Dhaipur Square and also his brother-in-law’s house at Radhagobindpur Housing Board at Athagarh were searched simultaneously on the strength of a search warrant.
Vigilance sleuths detected movable and immovable properties worth over Rs1,00,10,180 in the name of Sahoo. Sources said more incriminating documents and his investment in different sectors were detected and assessment of those properties was on.
The anti-graft body assessed his Tata Hitachi Procline to be worth over Rs55 lakh, his JCB 3DX backhoe loader Rs24 lakh, Verito Mahindra Car Rs6,79,158, two motorcycles Rs2.2 lakh and a air conditioner Rs30,000. Rout has also spent Rs9,92,216 for construction of first floor and renovation of ground floor at Dhaipur.
Similarly, the search parties also found documents showing his investments in banking and insurance to be of Rs1,13,806. Gold ornaments of Rs75,000 was also found in his house.