Bhubaneswar: Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi, which was released on collateral in June after his arrest in a fraud of work suspected, had landed in a fresh problem with several teams from the majesty Directorate to invade his proportional accumulation to accumulate disproportionate assets worth around Rs 5.05 Crore.
Simultaneous raids were also carried out at relatives and colleagues in 15 locations, including Bhubaneswar and were mixed.
The branch of the State Crime on December 3 last year arrested Panigrahi for allegedly deceiving some young men and the pretext of giving them jobs in Tata Motors.
Former official of the Indian Forest Service (IFS) Abhay Kant Pathak, Akash, is a joint accusation in job fraud.
While the ruling BJD has expelled the panigrahi from the party for corrupt practices, vigilance has registered a case against panigrahi on October 4 after Lokayukta Odisha’s direction.
Precautions to verify secrets to panigrahi and find that he has disproportionate assets with almost RS 5.05 Crore tones between 24.5,2009 and 30,11,2020.
“As long as our raids confiscated some burdensome documents relating to the purchase of land, vehicles, jewelry, and other articles, such as bank passbooks, credit cards / discharge, laptops, and cellphones.
Around RS 20 lakh cash is also confiscated from several MLA associations , “said a senior alert official.
No arrest has been made so far in this case.
Panigrahy, who was present at his home in Bhubaneswar during the attack, refused to talk to the media.
Precautions have filed complaints with Lokayukta, which in December last year directed him to start a preliminary investigation against the panigrahi.
MLA has moved the High Court, challenging the legality of Lokayuktas orders after HC which canceled the Lokayuktas order on February 3 this year.
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