Odisha Forest Official Nabbed with Crores in Illicit Wealth!
Deputy Ranger arrested for unaccounted assets worth crores.
Odisha Vigilance officials arrested Deputy Ranger Rama Chandra Nepak on Saturday for possessing assets vastly disproportionate to his known income. The anti-corruption team uncovered Rs 1.43 crore in cash, a multi-storeyed building, three flats, two high-value plots, bank deposits exceeding Rs 1.33 crore, 1.5 kg of gold, 4.6 kg of silver, and two cars in Nepak’s possession, none of which he could satisfactorily explain.
Nepak, currently in-charge of Jeypore Forest Range in Koraput, was detained following searches at six of his properties on Friday. “He has been arrested for possessing disproportionate assets and will face the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Jeypore,” the Vigilance department stated. A case has been filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, with investigations ongoing.
Despite earning a modest monthly salary of Rs 76,880 (net Rs 69,680), Nepak’s locker alone held Rs 1.43 crore in cash. Starting his career in 1989 as a village forest worker in Koraput’s social forestry division, his amassed wealth has raised serious questions. The Vigilance department continues to probe the source of his unexplained riches, signaling a crackdown on corruption in Odisha’s public sector.
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