Bhubaneswar: Vigilance officials have unearthed assets worth over Rs 6.73 crore belonging to Ratnakar Sethy, Additional Civil Supplies Officer (ACSO) of Nuapada district.
Following allegation of possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income against Sethy, six teams of the Vigilance on the strength of search warrants issued by the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack conducted simultaneous house searches on the properties of Sethy at six places.
The Vigilance teams led by 6 DSsP, 12 Inspectors, and other staff have so far unearthed one four-storeyed building at Chauliaganj, Cuttack worth Rs 2,12,25,000; one double-storeyed building at Balisahi, Cuttack; one triple-storeyed building (Kalyan Mandap) named Natraj Palace at Balisahi, Cuttack; insurance deposits worth Rs 1,17,54,828; a farmhouse measuring area of 3 acres of land covered by a boundary wall with rest shed at Oranda, Cuttack; 4 plots including 3 plots at Chauliaganj and 1 plot at Balisahi in Cuttack town; Bank deposits including Fixed deposits in the name of Sethy and his family members worth Rs 89,24,081; gold ornaments weighing 500 gms & silver ornaments weighing 2.55 Kg worth Rs 20,94,000; household articles worth Rs 16,54,900; 3 two-wheelers; cash and other movable and immovable properties all totalling to over Rs 6.73 crore, said an official press note issued by the Vigilance today.
Further searches are underway, the press note added.
