Odisha Vigilance Unearths Rs 75 Lakh Cash, Gold & Prime Properties Linked to Barang Tahasildar
Bhubaneswar/Cuttack, Dec 30: Odisha Vigilance has unearthed massive disproportionate assets linked to Jitendra Kumar Panda, Additional Tahasildar of Barang, Cuttack.
During extensive searches, officials discovered multiple multi‑storeyed buildings in Bhubaneswar and Khordha, a 2BHK flat at Uttara, Bhubaneswar, and several prime plots in both cities.
A triple‑storeyed building at Gopaluni Nagar, Badagada, and another at LB‑187, Badagada Brit Colony, were also identified, alongside a double‑storeyed house at Sanapalla, Khordha.
The raids revealed Rs 6.20 lakh in cash, 100 grams of gold jewellery, one Kia Seltos car, and four two-wheeler vehicles.
In a dramatic twist, Vigilance officers recovered approximately Rs 75 lakh in cash from a locked house belonging to Panda’s mother-in-law at Badagada Brit Colony, Bhubaneswar.
Investigators are verifying bank deposits, postal savings, and other investments, while a locker at SBI Bhubaneswar remains unopened.
Panda, who joined government service in 1995 as a Senior Laboratory Assistant with a salary of Rs 2,000 per month, is now under scrutiny for amassing wealth far beyond his known sources of income.
The Vigilance Technical Wing is assessing the valuation of the seized properties, and officials expect further revelations as the investigation continues.
