Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Directorate has unearthed a huge cache of cash and gold during the raids on the properties of Rama Chandra Nepak, Deputy Ranger of Jeypore Forest Range.
The raids, conducted in connection with a disproportionate assets case, yielded approximately Rs 1.44 crore in cash, concealed in a secret treasury in Nepak’s Flat No. 510 at Golden Height Residential Apartment in Jeypore Town. Additionally, four gold biscuits and 16 gold coins, each weighing 10 grams, were also recovered.
Counting machines have been deployed to facilitate the counting process. The searches are ongoing, and further investigation is underway.
The raids being conducted are based on allegations of possession of disproportionate assets.
A team of six Deputy Superintendents of Police, five inspectors, nine Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASI), and other supporting staff, led the raids based on search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Jeypore.
Nepak has been serving the Forest Department for over three decades. He joined as a Village Forest Worker on March 9, 1989, in the Social Forestry Division at Koraput. Following the merger of Social Forestry with the Territorial Forest Division, he was posted in the Jeypore Forest (Territorial) Division. Currently, he holds the position of Deputy Ranger cum In-Charge Ranger in the Jeypore Forest Range.
As Deputy Ranger, Nepak receives a net salary of Rs 69,680 and a gross salary of Rs 76,880 per month.
