Cuttack,12/04/2021 ( Odisha Samachar )- On the allegation of acquisition of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income by Sri Dillip Kumar Jena, Senior Clerk, office of Chief Conservator of Forests, Kenduleaf, Cuttack, his 1) residential Government quarter at Forest Training School, Bhubaneswar, 2) four-storey building at Jagamara, Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar 3) house at native village Ratanpur, PS-Gondia, Dist. Dhenkanal, and 4) office chamber at Chief Conservator of Forests, Kenduleaf, Cuttack were searched simultaneously on 9.4.2021 by the officers of Bhubaneswar Vigilance Division on the strength of Search Warrants issued by the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar.
In course of search and inventory, Sri Dillip Kumar Jena, Senior Clerk has been found in possession of assets worth Rs.1,56,40,157/- (Rupees One Crore Fifty-six Lakhs Forty Thousand One Hundred Fifty-seven) including one four-storey building, three numbers of plots, two numbers of four wheelers, two numbers of two wheelers, deposits in different Banks, gold ornaments, cash and household articles.
After search, inventory and further enquiry, the income, expenditure and assets of Sri Jena was calculated and he was found in possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income to the tune of Rs.1,30,43,994/- (Rupees One Crore Thirty Lakhs Forty-three Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-four).
As Sri Dillip Kumar Jena, Senior Clerk was found in possession of disproportionate assets, which he could not account for satisfactorily, Bhubaneswar Vigilance P.S. Case No.13 dt.10.4.2021 was registered against Sri Jena U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(b)/12 PC Act, 1988 as amended by Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 for detailed investigation. In course of investigation, today i.e. on 10.4.2021, Sri Jena has been arrested and forwarded to the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar. The Hon’ble Court has remanded him to jail custody till 23.4.2021.
Investigation of the case is in progress.