Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Odisha Vigilance Recovers Rs 82 Lakh from Revenue Officer
In Odisha, the Vigilance department found a lot of money and properties that an officer named Jitendra Kumar Panda had.
They found Rs 82 lakh in cash, gold, three buildings, a flat, and four plots.
The Vigilance department did this because they thought the officer had more money and property than he should, given his income.
The officer is from Barang in Cuttack district.
The Vigilance department raided his properties to check these allegations.
They also found more cash and gold from another location in Bhubaneswar.
The officer's mother-in-law's house had Rs 75 lakh in cash.
Odisha Vigilance department recovered Rs 82 lakh cash, gold, and several properties from Additional Revenue Officer Jitendra Kumar Panda's possession.
The officer is from Barang in Cuttack district.
Assets include three buildings, a flat, and four high-value plots.
Raids were conducted based on allegations of disproportionate assets.
The action was taken to investigate the officer's assets against his known income sources.
- Who
- Odisha Vigilance department and Additional Revenue Officer Jitendra Kumar Panda
- What
- Recovery of Rs 82 lakh cash, gold, and immovable properties
- When
- December 30
- Where
- Barang, Cuttack district, Bhubaneswar, and Khordha district, Odisha
- Why
- Allegations of possession of disproportionate assets to known sources of income
Vigilance Department
Jitendra Kumar Panda
Allegations of Disproportionate Assets
Vigilance Department
The Vigilance Department alleges that the assets and cash recovered are disproportionate to Panda's known income sources.
Jitendra Kumar Panda
No direct response from Panda is mentioned in the articles.
- Officer Position
- Additional Revenue Officer (Tehsildar)
- Location
- Barang, Cuttack district, Odisha
- Assets Detected
- Rs 82 lakh cash, gold jewellery, three buildings, a flat, four high-value plots
- Allegation
- Possession of disproportionate assets
- Action Taken
- Vigilance raids conducted
- Additional Details
- Rs 75 lakh recovered from mother-in-law's locked house, Rs 6.20 lakh and gold from another location
Sources
Rs 75 lakh cash, three buildings, four plots detected from revenue officer’s possession in Odisha
Odisha Vigilance recovers Rs 72 lakh cash from revenue service officer
Rs 75 Lakh In Cash Recovered From A Locked House Linked To Odisha Official
Raid on addl tehsildar uncovers Rs 75L cash