Overview
- The raids, which took place on Friday, June 19, unearthed a large portfolio that Vigilance reported as 49 high‑value plots, roughly 940 grams of gold, 2.5 kg of silver, two farmhouses, Rs 5.48 lakh in cash, two flats and bank/postal deposits around Rs 60.92 lakh that are under verification.
- Seven Odisha Vigilance teams carried out simultaneous searches at seven locations using search warrants issued by the Special Judge (Vigilance) in Jeypore and catalogued movable and immovable property tied to the probe.
- Officials identified the suspect as Satyanarayan Sethy, an assistant executive engineer who joined government service in 1998 and rose to his current rank in 2025, and said he could not satisfactorily explain the assets.
- There are discrepancies in initial accounts over the number and size of farmhouses seized — some reports say two farmhouses in Boriguma block while another describes three farmhouses totaling about 14 acres — and Vigilance says verification and further searches may turn up more assets.
- A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2018 and Vigilance teams are continuing forensic checks, bank verifications and legal follow‑up that could lead to further seizures or prosecutions.