Archive · 20 Jul 2025
Odisha Officials Accumulate Properties Via Corruption: Vigilance Detects
Some government officials in Odisha are suspected of corruption.
The government's anti-corruption team found that one forest officer and his family owned 115 plots of land.
The forest officer bought these plots over many years.
The anti-corruption team suspects that these officials are using money they got in a dishonest way to buy land.
Other officials have also been found with a lot of land.
The anti-corruption team is still investigating and trying to figure out how these officials got all the money to buy the land.
Odisha Vigilance detected 115 plots owned by a Divisional Forest Officer, the highest detected.
The plots were purchased by Nityananda Nayak and his family between 1992 and 2024.
Searches were conducted based on warrants issued by Special Judge, Vigilance, Keonjhar.
Officials are investing ill-gotten wealth in real estate, according to Vigilance.
Other officials, including Pravas Kumar Pradhan and Rama Chandra Mishra, were also found to own numerous plots.
- Who
- Odisha Vigilance and corrupt government officials like Nityananda Nayak.
- What
- Odisha Vigilance detected government officials accumulating housing properties.
- When
- Searches and detections were conducted recently; plots were purchased from 1992 to 2024.
- Where
- Keonjhar district, Odisha.
- Why
- Officials are suspected of investing ill-gotten wealth in real estate.
- Official Involved
- Nityananda Nayak, Divisional Forest Officer
- Plots Found
- 115
- Location of Plots
- Chhendipada, Angul
- Investigation Agency
- Odisha Vigilance
- Other Officials with Plots
- Pravas Kumar Pradhan, Rama Chandra Mishra, Pradeep Kumar Rath