Raids reveal education officer owns property worth Rs 1 crore

Berhampur: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday found Rs one crore of movable and immovable properties belonging to the block education officer (BEO) of Dharakote in Ganjam district.
Anti-corruption sleuths raided four houses, including the office of Yudhistira Polai, simultaneously. "The offices raided by vigilance were located at Berhampur, Hinjili cut and Dharakote. We also raided his native place at Nandiagada, near Kabisurya Nagar, to confirm the allegation of disproportionate properties," said vigilance superintendent of police (Berhampur), Mayadhar Swain.

During the search, they found that his immovable properties consisted of a building at Sriram Nagara street in Berhampur (Rs 14.19 lakh), a two-storey building at Hinjilicut (Rs 45.17 lakh) and a housing plot (Rs 6.36 lakh).

His deposits in banks and investments came upto Rs 7.24 lakh. "The worth of the vehicles, including two cars and four motorcycles, was Rs 15.40 lakh. The cost of gold and silver ornaments he possessed were estimated to be over Rs four lakh. Household articles worth over Rs 7.70 lakh were found from his houses. He was carrying 1.3 lakh in cash," added Swain.

Polai will retire from service this month, after serving for around 33 years.