Bhubaneswar, Dec. 21 -- Odisha Vigilance on Sunday arrested Rajendra Kumar Samantray, Forest Range Officer (FRO) of Rahama Forest Range in Jagatsinghpur district, in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case. He is scheduled to be produced before the Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack, later in the day.

The arrest followed simultaneous searches conducted by Vigilance officials at multiple properties linked to the officer. According to official sources, Samantray was found in possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, which he allegedly failed to explain satisfactorily.

During the searches, Vigilance teams reportedly detected a palatial multi-storeyed building, a double-storeyed residential house, five...