Keonjhar: Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested Padmanav Hota, Junior Mining Officer, Keonjhar for possession of disproportionate assets.
Based on searches conducted on properties of Hota, he was found in possession of disproportionate assets comprising 3 multi-storeyed buildings including 1 four-storeyed building of area 5800 sqft at Bhubaneswar, 2 benami flats,14 plots, one farmhouse of 5 acres, civil construction and other assets in the farmhouse worth approx Rs. 70 lakhs, deposits over Rs. 53 lakhs, cash around 1 lakh, gold 300 gms, etc, which he could not explain satisfactorily.
Following this, Hota has been placed under arrest by Odisha Vigilance and will be forwarded today to the court for possession of disproportionate assets.
In this connection, Vigilance Cell PS case No. 14 /2024 has been registered against Sri Padmanav Hota, Junior Mining Officer, Keonjhar. The investigation of the case is in progress.
