ED Seizes Assets Worth Rs 1.88 cr from Ex-Odisha Govt Cleaning Assistant

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized movable and immovable assets worth Rs 1.88 crore belonging to a former cleaning assistant.

The accused was identified as Lingaraj Jena, a former cleaning assistant working under the Odisha government.

ED has started an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on the basis of an FIR registered against Jena, the former ‘Safei Mohareer’ (cleaning assistant), posted in the office of Additional Sub-Collector (settlement) in Puri district by the Vigilance police station, Bhubaneswar, for offences committed under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

A charge sheet against Jena was filed before the Special Judge Court, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar.

It revealed that the accused had illicitly enriched himself and his family members by acquiring assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, to the tune of Rs 1.88 crore.

Further investigation is underway.