Sambalpur: The Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids at seven locations linked to Padmalochan Nayak, Executive Engineer of the Command Area Development Authority (CADA), Sambalpur Division, over allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The searches were carried out at properties associated with Nayak in Sambalpur, Kataka, Baleshwar and Malkangiri districts.

During the searches, Vigilance officials have so far unearthed substantial movable and immovable assets in the name of Nayak and his family members.

Among the major findings is a triple-storeyed residential building spread over approximately 7,000 sq ft at Bidyadharpur in Kataka. Another double-storeyed residential building measuring around 1,465 sq ft was found at Mukhalis in Baleshwar district.

Officials have also detected 15 plots located on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar as well as in Kataka, Korei in Jajpur district, Basta in Baleshwar district and Delanga in Puri district.

The Vigilance Technical Wing has been engaged to carry out the measurement and valuation of the buildings and plots.

During the searches, cash amounting to Rs 3.45 lakh was recovered along with foreign currency notes from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bahrain and the United States.

Investigators have also found a JCB machine, three four-wheelers, including a Toyota Innova, Tata Indigo and WagonR, and a two-wheeler.

In addition, details of bank deposits, postal savings, and other financial investments linked to Nayak and his family members were being verified.

The Vigilance department said the searches were still in progress, and further details regarding the total value of the assets will be known after completion of the investigation and assessment process.