New Delhi, July 21 -- Odisha's vigilance department uncovered 115 land parcels, a small armoury comprising traditional hunting weapons and a rifle, a collection of teak artefacts, properties valued at over Rs.10 crore, Rs.1.55 lakh in cash, 200 gram gold and two four-wheelers during a raid on the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Keonjhar Kendu Leaf division, Nityananda Nayak, on Sunday.

The anti-corruption wing, acting on allegations of amassing property and assets disproportionate to his income, conducted searches at seven different locations linked to Nayak. The 115 valuable plots unearthed by anti-graft sleuths are the highest number of land holdings detected by the agency in the name of any government officer and their family till ...