Kegaon forest range officer under Vigilance scanner over DA charges
Kegaon forest range officer under Vigilance scanner over DA charges
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Kalahandi: On Wednesday, vigilance agents launched simultaneous searches on the houses of the Forest Range Officer of Kegaon forest in Odisha's Kalahandi district on suspicion of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Five teams led by five DSPs, six inspectors, and other staff conducted raids at four locations associated with Keshab Majhi, including a residential triple-story building at OM Nagar in Kesinga Town, Majhi's office chamber at Kegaon, the residential government quarter at Kegaon, and his residential house at Brahmani village within Kesinga police limits.
During the operation, the vigilance sleuths discovered the following assets in Majhi and his family members' names:
1) Rs 2,78,640 in cash
2) A triple-storey building constructed in 2020 at OMM Nagar, Kesinga in Kalahandi worth over Rs.1.18 crore.
3) 4 plots in and around Kesinga town, Kalahandi
- One plot measuring area Ac 1.66 dec at Mouza-Brahmani, Kesinga.
- One plot measuring area Ac 0.11 dec at Mouza-Kesinga.
- One plot measuring area Ac 0.62 dec at Mouza-Boring Padar, Kesinga
- A plot measuring area Ac 1.36 dec at Mouza-Brahmani, Kesinga.
The measurement and valuation/assessment of the plots is being carried out by Vigilance Technical Wing.
4) Gold jewellery weighing approximately 446 gms.
5) Silver ornaments weighing approximately 320 gms.
6) 2 four-wheelers (Mahindra Scorpio and Mahindra XUV-300).
7) Bank and Insurance deposits are under verification.
Further searches are on, an official release said.
