Odisha: Govt engineer arrested after 85 plots, market complex, building found in his possession

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: A senior government engineer was arrested in Odisha Saturday in a corruption case after properties that included 85 plots of land and a market complex were found in his possession, officials said.

The accused, a chief construction engineer in the Irrigation Department, was posted in a barrage project in Keonjhar district, they said.

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In the searches that were conducted in properties linked to him, the engineer was found in the possession of disproportionate assets. Among these were a five-storied building, a market complex, 85 plots of land, 335 gm 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 in service. An investigation is underway, the vigilance official said.

PTI