Cuttack: Vigilance Traces Disproportionate Assets worth Crores from Works Asst. Engineer 

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Friday traced disproportionate assets worth crores during the house searches linked to Arjun Kumar Sahoo, Assistant Engineer, Rural Works Sub-Division, Salipur in Cuttack district.

The Vigilance officers unearthed two buildings, including one triple-storeyed building at Bhubaneswar, worth about Rs 1 crore, 21 plots, deposits over Rs 88.26 lakh, cash to the tune of Rs 5.45 lakh, three four-wheelers, along other assets

Earlier this morning, simultaneous house searches were conducted by the Vigilance sleuths led by 8 DSPs, 8 Inspectors, 7ASIs and other staff at the 8 places in Khurdha (Bhubaneswar), Cuttack and Kendrapara districts linked with Sahoo on the strength of the search warrants issued by Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar.

The Vigilance officials raided one three storeyed building located at Khandagiri Vihar, Lane No.2, plot No. 125/3056, Bhubaneswar; the double storeyed building located at village Sadanandapur under Derabis Tahasil, Kendrapara; the rented house of Sahoo at Balarampur, Kendrapada, the office room of Sri Sahoo located at Rural Works Sub-Division, Salipur, Dist- Cuttack; the Govt. Residential quarter located at Salipur, Dist- Cuttack; the house of his relative at Raipur, Kendrapara; house of his close associate Kumar Behera at Badahat, Kendrapara and the rented house of another close associate of Sri Sahoo near District Agriculture office, Kendrapara.