Bhubaneswar, March 26 -- The Odisha Vigilance on Thursday launched simultaneous raids at five locations linked to a government official in Ganjam district over allegations of possession of disproportionate assets.

The searches are being conducted at the property of Panchu Behera, an Assistant Engineer currently posted as Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) in the Daha Irrigation Sub-Division under the Bhanjanagar Irrigation Division.

According to official sources, the raids are being carried out at five premises associated with the official. These include his triple-storeyed residential building at Basant Vihar in Berhampur, a government quarter in Bhanjanagar, his office chamber, his ancestral house in Polasara, and a relative's residence in ...