BHUBANESWAR: In what appears to be a noose tightening around state government officials indulging in corruption, the Odisha Vigilance on Friday launched raids at multiple locations linked to a senior forest department official over charges of amassing assets beyond his known sources of income.
As per the vigilance sources, simultaneous searches were launched at properties owned by Rama Chandra Nepak, Deputy Ranger-cum-incharge Ranger, Jeypore Forest Range under Jeypore Forest Division of Koraput district, his relatives' and office chamber in Bhubaneswar and Koraput for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his legal sources of income.