Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Odisha Vigilance Arrests Officer Over Alleged Disproportionate Assets
Odisha Vigilance is an agency that investigates suspected corruption.
It arrested government officer Prasanna Kumar Patra over property and money it says he could not explain with his known income.
The agency says the value of his suspected extra assets was 204% of his known income.
Searches found several buildings, a flat, plots and large bank deposits.
Officials also reported finding gold, cash and vehicles.
Vigilance says Patra was taken to a special court in Sundargarh after his arrest.
A case was also registered against his spouse under India's Prevention of Corruption Act.
The allegations are now part of the legal case.
Odisha Vigilance arrested Prasanna Kumar Patra, a deputy director, alleging his assets exceeded known income by 204%.
Searches found four multi-storey buildings, a flat, seven high-value plots and bank deposits exceeding Rs 1.46 crore.
Reported assets also included 212 grams of gold jewellery, Rs 1.29 lakh in cash and three two-wheelers.
Vigilance said Patra was arrested Saturday and sent to the Special Judge, Vigilance, in Sundargarh after he allegedly failed to explain the assets satisfactorily.
A case was registered against Patra and his spouse under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018.
- Who
- Prasanna Kumar Patra, Deputy Director of Soil Conservation-cum-Project Director, Watershed, Sundargarh; a case was also registered against his spouse.
- What
- Odisha Vigilance arrested Patra over alleged disproportionate assets estimated at 204% of his known income.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Searches covered assets in Bhubaneswar and Balianta; Patra was forwarded to the Special Judge, Vigilance, in Sundargarh.
- Why
- Vigilance alleged Patra could not satisfactorily account for the assets discovered during searches.
Vigilance allegations
Patra's position
Accounting for assets
Vigilance allegations
Vigilance alleged that Patra's assets were disproportionate to his known income and said he failed to account for them satisfactorily.
Patra's position
The article does not report a response from Patra or his spouse.
- Alleged disproportionate assets
- 204% of known sources of income, according to Odisha Vigilance.
- Buildings and plots
- Four multi-storey buildings, a flat and seven high-value plots were reported.
- Bank deposits
- Rs 1,46,16,916.
- Other reported assets
- Around 212 grams of gold jewellery, Rs 1.29 lakh cash and three two-wheelers.
- Flat purchase advance
- Rs 29.50 lakh paid to a realtor toward another Bhubaneswar flat.
- Legal action
- Case registered against Patra and his spouse under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018.
- Arrest and court
- Patra was arrested Saturday and forwarded to the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Sundargarh.