India, Dec. 31 -- : Odisha Vigilance has arrested a Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) in a disproportionate assets case after detecting properties and valuables worth crores of rupees that were allegedly beyond his known sources of income.

The accused was identified as Jitendra Kumar Jena, Panchayat Executive Officer of Bancho Gram Panchayat under Hatadihi Block in Keonjhar district. He was placed under arrest on charges of possessing disproportionate assets and was being forwarded to the court of the Special Judge (Vigilance), Keonjhar.

The arrest followed simultaneous searches conducted by Vigilance officials at multiple properties linked to the accused.

During the searches, the Vigilance found Jena in possession of several high-valu...