Overview

• Golap Chandra Hansdah was arrested under Prevention of Corruption Act and produced before the Special Judge Vigilance Court in Baripada for holding assets 630% above his declared income.
• Raids executed under court warrants led to the seizure of 44 land plots, a 3,300 sq ft double-storey building, one kilogram of gold, 2.126 kg of silver, vehicles and cash.
• Investigators also recovered bank and postal deposits totaling ₹1.34 crore along with a diary documenting benami transactions and ₹40 lakh spent on his daughter’s medical education.
• Odisha Vigilance Directorate’s Technical Wing has launched detailed valuation of the seized assets to establish their true market worth.
• This action is part of a statewide anti-corruption campaign targeting systemic graft across multiple government departments.