Bhubaneswar: Vigilance officials have so far unearthed assets worth approximately Rs 2 crore during house search of Manoranjan Nayak, ORS, Assistant Collector, Rourkela, said an official press note.
Based on allegation of disproportionate assets against Nayak, five teams of the Vigilance led by one Additional SP, 4 DSsP, 5 Inspectors and other staff conducted searches at five places in Jajpur, Sundargarh, and Khordha districts on the strength of search warrants issued by the Special Judge Vigilance, Sundargarh.
During house searches the Vigilance has so far unearthed one triple storeyed building at Rourkela, the present market value of the building is around Rs 75 Lakh; one double-storeyed building at Rourkela, the present market value of the building is around Rs 35 lakh; one 3 BHK Flat at Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar, the present market value of the building is more than Rs 50 Lakh; 2 four-wheelers (Hyundai Creta & Volkswagen Polo) and 1 two-wheeler; Bank and other deposits, gold, cash and other movable and immovable properties, all totaling to approx Rs 2 Crore.
The Vigilance suspects Nayak to have created benami assets in name of his relatives which is under verification.
Unearthing of more assets including benami properties is likely and overall valuation is likely to increase, the Vigilance press note said.
Further searches are continuing, it added.
