Bhubaneswar, Aug. 23: Vigilance sleuths today raided seven places, including the residence of Himanshu Kar alias Happy, believed to be a close aide of Motilal Gouda, who is accused of fabricating government gazette to enable private health clinics to conduct health check-ups of the state industrial units' employees.

Gouda, an assistant director of the Employees State Insurance, is in jail.

The sleuths searched the houses of Happy's in-laws and two of his relatives at Jagamara. Happy, a Class-III employee of the Capital Hospital, had allegedly obtained work orders worth crores of rupees from government agencies in his wife's name.

The vigilance, so far, has traced movable and immovable properties worth Rs 1.27 crore of Happy. The properties includes one triple-storey building at Dumuduma worth Rs 71 lakh and four plots at Dumuduma worth Rs 24.57 lakh. Besides the vigilance have traced bank and LIC deposits worth Rs 5 lakh and two cars and one pick up van worth Rs 20.96 lakh.

"We have conducted an inquiry into the allegations of disproportionate assets and the ongoing raids are meant to unearth documents related to his movable and immovable assets," said vigilance director R.P. Sharma.

On August 3, the state crime branch interrogated Happy after the investigating agency found Rs 2.5 crore balance in his bank account. The vigilance summoned Happy after it had found transfer of Rs 3.06 lakh from his account to that of Gouda's wife. Happy said: "I knew Gouda only as a doctor before he was arrested. I have not had any financial transaction with him."

CBI raid

The CBI's Sports Integrity Unit today conducted raids on the Odisha Cricket Association office in connection with inclusion of over-age players in Under-19 cricket tournament this year. The CBI also raided two private nursing homes in Cuttack, which has been conducting age verification tests of junior players.

The investigating agency quizzed few players who allegedly took part in the tournament by producing manipulated age documents. As many as 30 such players of two teams of Cuttack district have come under the CBI scanner.

"I was asked about my age, educational qualification and my other records, including my schooling and other details," said Krishna Choudhry, a player.

Official sources said that as many as 36 players and several officials of the Cuttack District Athletic Association and the Odisha Cricket Association are now under the CBI lens in connection with the forged age documents controversy.

"We have no information regarding interrogation of any players today as we have not been informed by the CBI," said OCA secretary Ashirbad Behera. Behera further informed that the OCA had submitted the details of all the 56 players who had reportedly attended the camp. Of them, 36 players had then submitted documents including age proofs.

"It was practically impossible on part of the OCA to verify the authenticity of the certificates," he said.In the Under-19 tournament, Cuttack A had earlier emerged champion among 36 teams.

"We had clarified that only three out of 36 players had genuine age certificates issued by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation," said registrar birth and death (CMC) P.K. Pradhan.