Bhubaneswar: Odisha Staff Selection Commission on Monday placed Biranchi Narayan Sahoo under suspension after he was arrested in a disproportionate assets case on Saturday.
Besides, the Commission has also recommended the government to take stringent action against Sahoo.
Notably, Vigilance sleuths had apprehended Sahoo, the Private Secretary to a Member of OSSC following raids on his houses.
The vigilance officials had conducted simultaneous raids at 6 places including his residential house. During searches, the sleuths of anti-corruption wing traced assets worth over Rs 3.79 crore belonging to the official.
The officials had also unearthed two double-storey buildings at Niladri Vihar, Bhubaneswar, two single-storey buildings at Bhakti Vihar, Bhubaneswar and Godibandha, Cuttack, 14 plots in Bhubaneswar, Khurda, and Puri, a four-wheeler, 2 two-wheelers, insurance deposits worth over Rs 56 lakh, Rs 12 lakh cash from his house, Rs 13 lakh from his relative’s house, gold ornaments weighing around 1.5 kg worth over Rs 60 lakh so far.
Besides, bank slips indicating huge cash deposits in bank accounts have also been recovered.
This apart, recruitment-related applicant admit cards and such other incriminating documents have also been recovered during the searches.
