‘Unaccounted’ Assets Of Minor Irrigation Dept Engineer Unearthed In Bhubaneswar, Cuttack

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday unearthed a double-storey building and a single-storey market complex, four plots in prime areas of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Athgarh during a raid on executive engineer, minor irrigation (Khurda), Manoj Kumar Dash accused of accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

According to a release, the team led by Vigilance inspector Mamita Pradhan also found bank deposits worth Rs 25.10 lakh and Rs 18 lakh premium paid for insurance policies. The searches were conducted in his office and six other locations in Khurda and Cuttack districts.

CHECK ASSETS LIST

1) Bank deposits over Rs 25.10 lakhs in different banks

2) Premium paid for insurance policies – Rs 18 lakh

3) A double-storey building over plot No.1128/2029 of Mouza Bhubaneswar, Unit 12, Gobinda Prasad (Jayadurga Nagar).

4) A single-storey market complex over plot No.439/1582, Mouza Birakishorepur, Athagarh, Cuttack district.

5) 4 plots in prime areas of Bhubaneswar (2), Cuttack and Athagarh.

i) Plot No.1128/2029, Mouza Bhubaneswar, Unit 12, Gobinda Prasad (Jayadurga Nagar), Bhubaneswar.
ii) Plot No.14996297/6811, Mouza Bhubaneswar, Unit 38, Pandara, Palashuni, Bhubaneswar.
iii) Plot No.3E/1078 at CDA, Cuttack.
iv) Plot No.439/1582, Mouza Birakishorepur, Athagarh, Dist-Cuttack.

Details of investments and deposits made in banks, insurance, and other schemes are being verified. The technical wing is carrying out detailed measurements and assessments of the buildings/plots, the release added.