Overview

• Odisha Vigilance carried out simultaneous searches at seven locations in Bhubaneswar, Angul and Pipili, recovering ₹1.30 crore from Sarangi’s Angul residence and ₹1.21 crore from his Bhubaneswar flat
• Seized assets include two multi-storeyed buildings, two flats, seven plots, bank deposits of ₹1.5 crore, investments worth ₹2.7 crore, over 1.1 kg of gold and 15 imported wrist watches
• Panicked by the Bhubaneswar raid, Sarangi allegedly threw bundles of ₹500 notes from his flat window before vigilance officers recovered them
• Vigilance Director Yeshwant Kumar Jethwa confirmed Sarangi’s arrest on May 31 under multiple sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
• The probe continues as the vigilance technical wing assesses the full extent and valuation of Sarangi’s disproportionate assets