Bhubaneswar, Feb. 21 -- Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested Bhagabat Bhusan Behera, a Forester posted at Bhatangpadar Forest Section under Bhawanipatna Forest Range in Kalahandi district, on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

According to Vigilance officials, Behera was taken into custody following simultaneous searches conducted at multiple locations linked to him. He is scheduled to be produced before the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna.

During the searches, Vigilance officials allegedly detected substantial movable and immovable assets in Behera's name and in the names of his associates. These include a newly constructed multi-storeyed building, nine high-value plots, a...