Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance arrested Shishir Kumar Dash, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of Mathili Block, attached to DRDA, Malkangiri for possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
According to a Vigilance statement, searches were conducted on properties linked to Dash following allegations of accumulating assets beyond his known sources of income.
During the searches, he was found in possession of disproportionate assets which he could not account for satisfactorily. The assets unearthed include two multi-storeyed buildings with a total area of 9300 sq ft, six high-value plots, bank deposits worth Rs 82 lakh, one four-wheeler and other movable and immovable properties.
In this connection, a case been registered against Dash under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Further investigation in the case is continuing. He is being forwarded today to the Court of Special Vigilance Judge of Berhampur.
