Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance has unearthed three multi-storeyed buildings, including one in Bhubaneswar, 19 valuable plots, one four-wheeler and other assets during ongoing searches on properties linked to Jayadev Jena, Assistant Block Education Officer (ABEO) of Dharmasala Block, Jajpur, in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.
During house searches conducted so far, the following assets standing in the name of Jena and his family members have been detected:
- One triple-storeyed building measuring approximately 4,300 sq ft at Patrapada, Bhubaneswar
- One double-storeyed building measuring about 3,850 sq ft at P. Nuagaon, Ganjam
- Another building measuring around 7,100 sq ft also at P. Nuagaon, Ganjam
- 19 valuable plots located in Bhubaneswar, Khalikote and Kodala in Ganjam district
- One four-wheeler (Tata Nexon) and two two-wheelers
The measurement and valuation of the buildings and plots are being carried out by the Vigilance Technical Wing. Weighment of gold jewellery is underway, while deposits and investments in various financial instruments are being ascertained. Searches are continuing, and further reports are expected.
Jena entered government service under the rehabilitation scheme as an Assistant Teacher on August 25, 1987, under the District Inspector of Schools, Chhatrapur, Ganjam, with an initial monthly salary of ₹1,000. He was promoted to Headmaster on March 1, 2014, and posted at Kaniaribadi Project Upper Primary School, Chhatrapur.
He was later transferred as Headmaster to K. Barida Nodal Upper Primary School in Ganjam district on November 13, 2020. On March 3, 2023, he was posted as Assistant Block Education Officer (ABEO), Beguniapada Block, Ganjam.
Subsequently, he was transferred and posted as ABEO, Dharmasala Block in Jajpur on November 30, 2024 where he has been continuing till date.
Further updates from the ongoing searches are awaited.
