Bhubaneswar: Vigilance officials today conducted raids at seven spots, including the official residence of Himanshu Kar (Happy), as a part of its probe concerning the misrepresentation committed by Motilala Gouda, the former assistant director of Factories & Boilers who is presently lidged at Jharapada prison for his involvement in the fake gazette notification scam

The raiding team also searched the house of Happy’s in-laws and two of his relatives at Jagamara area in the Capital city.

“The vigilance had carried out a secret inquiry into the allegation of his disproportionate assets. The search is on now in seven places including his native in Kendrapara and six other places in Bhubaneswar. The motive of the raids is to unearth documents related to his movable and immovable properties, which would assist in further investigation”, vigilance director RP Sharma said.