Vigilance Raid On Deputy Director Of Mines: Rs 1.30 Cr Flat and Duplex In Bhubaneswar, 2 Market Complexes
Arpit Pattnaik
The Odisha Vigilance officials uncovered a list of assets during raids on Deputy Director of Mines (DDM), Talcher, Dharanidhar Nayak. The assets include two multi-storey buildings, a flat, a duplex, two market complexes with 19 shops, nine plots, and around Rs 9.83 lakh in cash. The raids were conducted simultaneously at 8 places in Bhubaneswar and Keonjhar and Angul districts. The assets unearthed in the name of Nayak and his family members are as follows:
1. A flat on the 2nd floor of Surekha Orchid at Sisu Vihar, Patia, Bhubaneswar, worth around Rs 1.30 crore.
2. A duplex over an area of 1800 sqft at Sundarpada, Bhubaneswar.
3. A double-storey market complex with 15 shops at Badinali Sinkulabahal, Jagmohanpur, Telkoi, Keonjhar.
4. Another market complex building consisting of four shops adjacent to it at Jagmohanpur, Telkoi, Keonjhar.
5. A double-storey building under construction near the market complex at Badinali Sinkulabahal, Jagmohanpur, Telkoi, Keonjhar.
6. A building at Chhamunda village, Telkoi, Keonjhar.
7. 9 plots – 2 plots in a prime area of Bhubaneswar and 7 at Telkoi, Keonjhar.
8. Cash of Rs.9,83,800 (Rs.5,58,800 from Patia flat and Rs 4,25,000 from his residence at Talcher).
9. Loan of Rs 75 lakh taken in 2022 repaid back in 2 years from suspected ill-gotten money.
10. One four-wheeler (TATA Punch)
Bank, insurance & Postal deposits and other investments are being ascertained.
The raids are currently being conducted at these places:
1. Flat No. 205, 2nd floor of Surekha Orchid Sisuvihar, Patia, Bhubaneswar.
2. A double-storey market complex consisting of 15 shops at Badinali Sinkulabahal, Jagmohanpur Telkoi, Keonjhar.
3. Another double-storey building under construction adjacent to the market complex at Badinali Sinkulabahal, Jagmohanpur, Telkoi, Keonjhar.
4. A single-storey building at Badinali Sinkulabahal, Jagmohanpur Telkoi, Keonjhar.
5. Paternal house at Chhamunda village, Telkoi, Keonjhar.
6. His temporary residence at Talcher, Angul.
7. Office room of Nayak at Deputy Director Mining, Talcher, Angul
8. A relative’s house at Purumunda village, Ghatagaon, Keonjhar.
Nayak joined government service on February 12, 2014, as a mining officer at Koraput. After approximately 7 years, he was transferred from Koraput to Talcher as a mining officer. He was promoted to the rank of Deputy Director, Mining, on April 18, 2022.
