DA Case / Odisha Vigilance Conducts DA Searches At Seven Locations Linked To ABEO In Jajpur
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Odisha Vigilance launched simultaneous searches at seven locations linked to Jayadev Jena, ABEO of Dharmasala in Jajpur, over alleged disproportionate assets.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 12: Odisha Vigilance on Monday launched simultaneous searches at seven locations linked to Jayadev Jena, Assistant Block Education Officer (ABEO) of Dharmasala in Jajpur district, over allegations that he possessed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The searches are being conducted by a team comprising three additional superintendents of police, four deputy superintendents of police, nine inspectors and other supporting staff. The operation is being carried out under search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Brahmapur.
The locations under search include a three-storey building at Patrapada in Bhubaneswar, a two-storey building and another building at P Nuagaon in Ganjam district, and the houses of two relatives at Burujhari in Ganjam and Janani Vihar in Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar.
Vigilance officials are also searching Jena's rented residential house and office chamber at Jaraka in Jajpur district.
The searches are being conducted by a team comprising three additional superintendents of police, four deputy superintendents of police, nine inspectors and other supporting staff. The operation is being carried out under search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Brahmapur.
The locations under search include a three-storey building at Patrapada in Bhubaneswar, a two-storey building and another building at P Nuagaon in Ganjam district, and the houses of two relatives at Burujhari in Ganjam and Janani Vihar in Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar.
Vigilance officials are also searching Jena's rented residential house and office chamber at Jaraka in Jajpur district.
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The searches were underway at the time of the latest update.
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240 Government Employees Caught In Vigilance Cases
The searches come amid continued anti-corruption action against government employees in Odisha.
According to a written reply submitted by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the Odisha Assembly on September 28, as many as 240 government employees from various departments were caught in Vigilance cases between June 12, 2024, and September 20, 2026.
Of these, cases involving 130 employees related to the possession of assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
The Vigilance Department seized assets worth Rs 306.47 crore during the two-year period, according to the reply.
Also Read: Odisha Vigilance Searches 8 Locations Linked to Sundargarh Watershed Deputy Director Over DA Allegations
240 Government Employees Caught In Vigilance Cases
The searches come amid continued anti-corruption action against government employees in Odisha.
According to a written reply submitted by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the Odisha Assembly on September 28, as many as 240 government employees from various departments were caught in Vigilance cases between June 12, 2024, and September 20, 2026.
Of these, cases involving 130 employees related to the possession of assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
The Vigilance Department seized assets worth Rs 306.47 crore during the two-year period, according to the reply.
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