Barang: Odisha Vigilance officials have detected substantial Disproportionate Assets (DA) during ongoing searches linked to Jitendra Kumar Panda, Additional Tahasildar of Barang in Cuttack district.
Search operations conducted on Tuesday resulted in the detection of multiple immovable properties, including two multi-storeyed buildings in Bhubaneswar, a 2-BHK flat in the Uttara area of the city, and another multi-storeyed structure in Khordha town. During the searches, Vigilance teams also recovered around ₹75 lakh in cash, adding to the scale of the alleged assets under scrutiny. Investigators also identified four high-value land parcels, three of which are located in prime areas of Bhubaneswar and one in Khordha, according to a tweet from the Odisha Vigilance.
Panda entered government service in 1995 as a Senior Laboratory Assistant in the office of the Director of Animal Husbandry, Cuttack, under a rehabilitation scheme, drawing a monthly salary of ₹2,000 at the time. He was promoted to the Odisha Revenue Service in 2020 and subsequently served in the Sub-Registrar’s Office in Bhubaneswar, as well as holding postings as Additional Tahasildar and Sub-Registrar in Pipli.
Further investigation into the source of the assets is ongoing.
