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Odisha Vigilance Raids 8 Locations in Disproportionate Assets Case
Gold and Cash Seized as Vigilance Searches Eight Locations Linked to Prasanna Kumar Patra

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Odisha Vigilance launched simultaneous searches at eight locations linked to Prasanna Kumar Patra, Deputy Director of Soil Conservation-cum-Project Director, Watershed, Sundaragada, over disproportionate assets allegations.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 9: Odisha Vigilance on Friday launched simultaneous searches at eight locations linked to Prasanna Kumar Patra, Deputy Director of Soil Conservation-cum-Project Director, Watershed, Sundaragada, over allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The searches are being conducted in Bhubaneswar, Sundaragada and Kataka by teams led by an additional superintendent of police, four deputy superintendents of police, 13 inspectors, five assistant sub-inspectors and other supporting staff. The searches are being carried out under warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Sundaragada.

Gold, Cash Seized From Bhubaneswar Flat
During the search, Vigilance officials seized 212 grams of gold and Rs 2.5 lakh in cash from a flat at Shrabani Residency in Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, according to the information provided.

Searches at 8 Locations
The Vigilance teams are searching the following premises linked to Patra:

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Flat No. 8 on the second floor of Shrabani Residency in Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar.

A double-storey residential building at Manchanath Villa, Bhubaneswar.

Another double-storey residential building at Manchanath Villa, Bhubaneswar.

A double-storey residential building on his paternal land at Manchanath Villa, under Balianta tehsil in Khordha district.

A double-storey residential building at Balianta, Bhubaneswar.

His office room at the office of the Deputy Director of Soil Conservation-cum-Project Director, Watershed, Sundaragada.

His government quarters in Sundaragada town, opposite his office.

The house of his in-laws at Charchika village under Banki police station in Kataka district.

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The searches are part of the Vigilance investigation into allegations that Patra accumulated assets beyond his known sources of income.