Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested Niranjan Satapathy, Forester of the Semiliguda Forest Range under the Koraput Forest Division, in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case following extensive searches at properties linked to him across multiple districts.

Satapathy was taken into custody after Vigilance officials concluded that he was in possession of assets far exceeding his known sources of income. He is scheduled to be forwarded to the court of the Special Judge (Vigilance), Bhubaneswar, later in the day.

The arrest follows simultaneous Vigilance raids conducted at premises associated with Satapathy in Bhubaneswar, Jagatsinghpur and Koraput districts. Based on the findings, Bhubaneswar Vigilanc...