Bhubaneswar: Satya Prakash Swain, Superintendent, District Jail, Keonjhar and former Superintendent, Jharpada Special Jail, Bhubaneswar, was arrested by Odisha Vigilance for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets.
Swain was arrested a day after raids at his properties in seven places in Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak and Keonjhar.
During the raids, he was found in possession of a 4-storey building worth approximately Rs 1.5 Crore in Bhubaneswar, 4 plots and assets worth around Rs 15 lakh.
Swain was unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for the source of these assets.
A case has been registered against Swain under Bhubaneswar Vigilance PS Case No. 19/2024.