India, March 12 -- Odisha Vigilance has arrested Prasanna Samantaray, Kantapara Tahasildar in Cuttack district, on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

He is scheduled to be produced before the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack on Thursday.

Searches reveal multi-storeyed buildings, seven plots in Bhubaneswar and cash The arrest followed extensive searches conducted by the Vigilance department at properties linked to the officer. During the raids, officials reportedly found that Samantaray was in possession of significant assets that he could not satisfactorily explain.

The assets include two multi-storeyed buildings and seven high-value plots located in Bhubaneswar. Apart from immo...