Tax collector, KHORDHA municipality, KHORDHA ARRESTED BY VIGILANCE IN DISPROPORTIONATE ASSETS CASE.

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Cuttack, 22/12/2020 ( Odisha Samachar / Dipti Ranjan Kanungo )-  On the allegation of acquisition of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income by Sri Sadasiba Swain, Tax Collector, Khordha Municipality, Dist. Khordha his (1) double-storied residential building at Gurujanga, Dist. Khordha, (2) asbestos house at Gurujanga, Dist. Khordha, (3) house at native village Gurujanga, Dist. Khordha, and (4) office room at Khordha Municipality, Dist. Khordha were simultaneously searched on 21.12.2020 by the officers of Vigilance, Bhubaneswar 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 Sadasiba Swain, Tax Collector was found in possession of assets worth Rs.56,92,257/- (Rupees Fifty-six Lakhs Ninety-two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-seven) including one double-storied building, asbestos house, four numbers of plots, two numbers of two wheelers, deposits in different banks, gold and silver ornaments, cash of over 1.45 Lakhs and household articles.

After search, inventory and further enquiry, the income, expenditure and assets of Sri Swain was calculated and he was found in possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income to the tune of Rs.61,70,067/- (Rupees Sixty-one Lakhs Seventy Thousand Sixty-seven).

As Sri Sadasiba Swain, Tax Collector, Khordha Municipality, Dist. Khordha was found in possession of disproportionate assets, which he could not account for satisfactorily, Bhubaneswar Vigilance P.S. Case No.41 dt.22.12.2020 was registered against Sri Swain 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 22.12.2020, Sri Swain has been arrested and forwarded to the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar. The Hon’ble Court has remanded him to jail custody till 4.1.2021.

Investigation of the case is in progress.