Overview
- Additional tehsildar Jitendra Kumar Panda of Baranga, Cuttack, and PEO Jitendra Kumar Jena of Keonjhar were arrested after Tuesday’s coordinated vigilance raids.
- Panda’s holdings detected include two multi-storeyed buildings and a 2 BHK flat in Bhubaneswar, a multi-storeyed building in Khurda, four high-value plots, Rs 73.66 lakh in cash, 560 grams of gold, deposits of Rs 36.97 lakh, and a four-wheeler.
- Searches linked to Jena across six locations yielded a triple-storey residence, a double-storey market complex valued at over Rs 1.34 crore, six plots, an electronics shop, two rented godowns, 100 grams of gold, deposits worth Rs 34.06 lakh, and a vehicle.
- Vigilance registered two separate cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act following the seizures.
- The operations were conducted under warrants issued by the Special Judge (Vigilance), Keonjhar, and financial scrutiny of records, including bank accounts and a locker, is continuing.