Odisha Engineer Found With Assets Worth 333% More Than His Income, Arrested

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested Sanjaya Kumar Behera, Assistant Engineer in the office of Superintending Engineer, Rural Works Division, in Sundargarh for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets to the tune of 333% more than his known sources of income.

During simultaneous raids at seven places linked to Behera, two multi-storey buildings, as many plots and bank, postal and insurance deposits worth Rs 1.67 crore were unearthed. Another Rs 81.8 lakh was spent on medical education of his two children, a Vigilance release said.

DETAILS OF ASSETS UNEARTHED

1) A double-storey building of total area of 5,000 sqft at Jagannathpur, Bhadrak town.

2) A single-storey building at native village Bonth in Bhadrak district.

3) 2 Plots in Bhadrak and Jajpur town.

4) Bank, postal and insurance deposits worth Rs.1.67 crores.

5) 200 grams gold jewellery.

6) Cash, 2 two wheelers & household articles worth  Rs.10.50 lakh.

Further investigation is underway.