Bhubaneswar, Oct 12: Odisha Vigilance has detected three multi-storeyed buildings, 19 valuable plots, a four-wheeler and two-wheelers during ongoing searches linked to Jayadev Jena, Assistant Block Education Officer (ABEO) of Dharmasala Block in Jajpur district, in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.
According to Vigilance officials, the assets detected so far include a triple-storeyed building measuring approximately 4,300 square feet at Patrapada in Bhubaneswar, a double-storeyed building measuring around 3,850 square feet and another building of nearly 7,100 square feet at P. Nuagaon in Ganjam district.
The searches have also revealed 19 valuable plots in Bhubaneswar, Khalikote and Kodala in Ganjam district. Officials have further identified a Tata Nexon car and two two-wheelers registered in the names of Jena and his family members.
The Vigilance Technical Wing is measuring and assessing the value of the buildings and land parcels. Meanwhile, officials are weighing gold jewellery and verifying deposits and investments held in various financial instruments. Searches are continuing, and further details are awaited.
Jena joined government service as an Assistant Teacher under the rehabilitation scheme on August 25, 1987, under the District Inspector of Schools, Chhatrapur, Ganjam, with an initial monthly salary of Rs 1,000.
He was promoted to Headmaster in March 2014 and subsequently served at schools in Ganjam district. In March 2023, he was posted as ABEO of Beguniapada Block before being transferred to Dharmasala Block in Jajpur district on November 30, 2024.
The valuation of the detected assets and the outcome of the ongoing searches are expected to provide further details in the investigation.
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