Overview
- Tehsildar Prasanna Samantaray, an Odisha Administrative Service officer posted in Kantapara, was arrested on Thursday and produced before the Special Judge, Vigilance, in Cuttack.
- Vigilance officials say Wednesday’s searches found two triple-storeyed buildings in Bhubaneswar measuring about 4,200 sq ft and 6,750 sq ft, along with seven high-value plots.
- Investigators reported assets worth crores in the names of Samantaray and his family members, plus cash of Rs 2.17 lakh and household articles valued at roughly Rs 11 lakh.
- After inventory and enquiry, the department assessed the holdings at about 80% above Samantaray’s known sources of income.
- A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the vigilance probe remains ongoing.