Vigilance Raid / Keonjhar PEO Properties Raided Over DA Allegations
Key Points
- Odisha Vigilance launched DA searches against PEO Jitendra Kumar Jena in Keonjhar.
- Raids include residential, commercial, and office properties across Hatadihi Block.
- Operation led by 4 DSPs, 8 Inspectors, and supporting staff under court-issued warrants.
Keonjhar, Dec 30: Odisha Vigilance Department launched simultaneous searches at six locations linked to Jitendra Kumar Jena, Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) of Bancho GP under Hatadihi Block, Keonjhar district, following allegations of possession of disproportionate assets (DA) beyond his known sources of income.
The operation is being carried out under search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Keonjhar.
A team comprising 4 DSPs, 8 Inspectors, and supporting staff is leading the searches across multiple premises.
The six locations under scrutiny include:
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✨- A residential triple-storied building at Biranchipur, Mareigaon, Hatadihi.
- A newly constructed double-storeyed market complex at Jagannathpur mouza, Basantia Bazar.
- Two rented godowns of Maa Saraswati Sales at Basantia Bazar, Hatadihi.
- His electronics shop Saraswati Sales at Bidyadharpur.
- His paternal house at village Padhiaripalli, Hatadihi.
- His office at Bancho GP under Hatadihi Block, Keonjhar.
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Officials confirmed that searches are still in progress, and further details on assets seized or quantified will be released once the operation concludes.
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