Sharmili Mallick

Keonjhar: The Vigilance on Wednesday raided the house and office of a forest official of the Champua forest range in Keonjhar district for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

After a complaint was lodged against the forest official, identified as Very High Frequency (VHF) operator Pabitra Nayak, the sleuths conducted simultaneous searches at different places as per the direction of Balasore SP Jugal Kishore Banoth.

Sources said the exact amount of the disproportionate property unearthed during the searches will be known once the process gets over.

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