Subarnapur: Executive Engineer Remanded to Jail Custody till Oct 21 in Vigilance Case

Subarnapur: Executive Engineer of Tel Irrigation Division in Subarnapur district Jitendra Kumar Padhy, who was arrested by Odisha Vigilance for taking bribe, was forwarded to the Court.

Padhy has been remanded to jail custody till 21st October in the vigilance trap case.

Earlier on Monday, the Executive Engineer was arrested by the Vigilance sleuths for taking a bribe of Rs 46,000 from a contractor for clearing his pending bills.

During searches, assets unearthed include cash of Rs 4.08 lakhs, one triple-storeyed building, one flat, two plots and farmland over 18 acres.

Following the trap, simultaneous searches were conducted at 6 locations linked to properties of Padhy and the assets unearthed include;

i. Cash Rs.4.08 Lakhs unearthed and seized.
ii. One triple-storeyed building with a total area of 3300 sqft. at Sailashree Vihar, Bhubaneswar.
iii. One Flat in Brundabanban Enclave, Batamangala, Puri.
iv. 2 high-value plots at Pipili, Puri and Laltikira, Bolangir.
v. A huge patch of Farmland of area 18.67 Acres at Badamba, Cuttack.
2. Assessment/valuation of Farmland and investment in Farmland spread over 18 acres purchased in year 2021by Padhy at Badamba, Cuttack and one under construction two-storeyed building of area approx 1600 sqft on Farmland is being done by Vigilance Technical Wing.
3. Bank and other deposits of Padhy are being verified.