Crorepati Odisha Anganwadi Worker arrested in DA case

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance today arrested Anganwadi Worker Kabita Mathan for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to her known sources of income. She will be forwarded to court, today.

The anti-corruption agency had yesterday conducted simultaneous raids at six places related to Mathan and unearthed assets worth over Rs 4 crore.

Mathan was working as an Anganwadi Worker at Koradakanta Anganwadi Centre in Bhubaneswar.

Four buildings including one four-storeyed building, one three-storeyed building and two double-storeyed buildings in Bhubaneswar, 14 plots including 10 plots in Bhubaneswar, three plots at Talakusuma, Jagatsinghpur and one plot at Balianta, Khordha were found owned by Mathan.

The Vigilance also discovered that the Anganwadi Worker owned one four-wheeler, three two-wheelers, insurance deposits of over Rs 2.2 lakh, gold ornaments weighing around 212 grams worth over Rs 6.36 lakh and other movable and immovable properties.