Bhubaneswar, Dec. 30 -- Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday carried out simultaneous raids at several locations linked to Jitendra Kumar Panda, Additional Tahasildar of Barang in Cuttack district. The action was taken on allegations that the officer possessed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

According to Vigilance officials, Panda entered government service on November 10, 1995, as a Senior Laboratory Assistant in the office of the Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Cuttack. He was appointed under the rehabilitation scheme with an initial monthly salary of Rs 2,000.

Rs 75 lakh cash found in a locked house During the ongoing house searches, Vigilance teams recovered around Rs 75 lakh in cash. The money w...