"Vigilance uncovers 85 plots owned by an engineer from Odisha."
"5-storey building and a market complex are also in his name."
Arpit Pattnaik
A senior government engineer was arrested in Odisha on Saturday in a corruption case. It was found that he possessed properties including 85 plots of land and a market complex, officials said. The accused, a chief construction engineer in the Irrigation Department, was posted in a barrage project in Keonjhar district.
During the searches conducted in properties linked to him, the engineer was found in possession of disproportionate assets. These assets included a five-storied building, a market complex, 85 plots of land, 335 grams of gold, deposits of over Rs 78 lakh, and Rs 11.7 lakh in cash, they added.
The accused, a native of Balasore district, accumulated such properties within 40 years of service. An investigation is underway, the vigilance official said.
