Odisha Vigilance launched simultaneous searches at four locations linked to VIMSAR Establishment Officer-cum-Office Superintendent Dhanurdhar Biswal on allegations of possessing disproportionate assets beyond his known sources of income.
On Tuesday, a team led by two DSPs, five Inspectors, three ASIs, and supporting staff carried out the raids. The Special Vigilance Judge, Sambalpur, issued search warrants authorising the operation.
Officials searched Biswal’s double-storeyed residential building at Dhankauda, Sambalpur, one building at Gudesinga, Sambalpur, his government quarter at Medical Staff Colony, VIMSAR, Burla, and his office chamber at VIMSAR, Burla.
Searches are continuing, and further updates are awaited. The case highlights Odisha Vigilance’s intensified crackdown on disproportionate assets among government officials.
Assets Unearthed in Vigilance Searches Linked to Dhanurdhar Biswal
- Residential Double-Storeyed Building
- Approx. 1650 sq. ft. area
- Located at Dhankauda, Sambalpur
- Second Building
- Located at Gudesinga, Sambalpur
- 20 Valuable Plots
- Situated on the outskirts of Sambalpur town
- Measurement and valuation underway by Vigilance Technical Wing
- Cash Recovery
- Rs 19,72,490 seized during searches
- Gold Jewellery
- Weighment in progress
- Financial Deposits
- Bank accounts, postal deposits, and other investments under verification
- Vehicles Seized
- 1 Hyva Truck
- 1 Four-wheeler (Renault Kaiser)
- 2 Tractors
- 3 Two-wheelers
Search operations are continuing, with Vigilance teams assessing the valuation of properties and tracing financial transactions. Further updates will follow as the investigation progresses.
