Bhubaneswar, Sept. 4 -- Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance sleuths on Friday arrested State Deputy Director of Factories and Boilers Directorate, Ramesh Chandra Behera in connection with a disproportionate asset case.

Vigilance DSP Akshay Mishra informed that the officer possessed assets worth crores which are disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The arrest of Behera came a day after the Vigilance officials conducted raids in several properties of Behera. Acting on the strength of search warrant issued by Special Judge Vigilance here, the Vigilance officials of Bhubaneswar Division had conducted simultaneous raids at six places including Behera's residential house in Ghatikia area of Bhubaneswar, father-in-law's house at Piligrim ro...