Odisha Vigilance arrests OSCSC junior accountant in disproportionate assets case
Odisha Vigilance arrested Rabindra Kumar Barik, a Junior Accountant in the office of the District Manager, OSCSC in Sundargarh
Cuttack: Odisha Vigilance arrested Rabindra Kumar Barik, a Junior Accountant in the office of the District Manager, Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation (OSCSC) Ltd., Sundargarh, in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case.
Searches were conducted at multiple locations linked to him and was found in possession of disproportionate assests including a multi-storeyed residential building, a triple-storeyed market complex with a gym, and a Kalyan Mandap in Balasore town, besides another building in Baripada town. Four plots in and around Balasore, gold worth 174 gms and deposits of Rs 43.81 lakhs. Barik reportedly failed to satisfactorily explain the source of these assets.
In this connection, Balasore Vigilance Police Station Case No. 19/2025 has been registered against Barik under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Further investigation is underway.
Earlier on Monday, Odisha Vigilance launched simultaneous searches at five locations in Balasore and Sundargarh districts on the basis of search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Balasore. The searches were carried out by teams led by three Deputy Superintendents of Police, six Inspectors and other supporting staff.
