Overview

• Vigilance teams found roughly ₹1.4 crore in hidden cash along with 1.5 kg of gold and over 4.6 kg of silver at six locations tied to Deputy Ranger Rama Chandra Nepak.
• Search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Jeypore authorized simultaneous raids in Jeypore and Bhubaneswar.
• Authorities also identified benami real estate assets including a multi-storey building, three flats and two town plots, which are now undergoing technical valuation.
• Nepak has served in the forest department since 1989 on a gross monthly salary of ₹76,880 and faces charges for assets disproportionate to his known income.
• The investigation remains open with continued verification of documents and assets as the case moves to a special vigilance court.