Odisha Vigilance Recovers Rs 2.1 Cr From Chief Engineer Sarangis Residences, Further Raid On

In a significant anti-corruption operation, the Odisha Vigilance Department on Friday performed raids at seven places allegedly connected to Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, Chief Engineer of the Odisha Rural Works Division, from his Bhubaneswar flat and Angul place of abode.

Officials recovered about Rs 1 crore from his flat in Bhubaneswar and round Rs 1.1 crore from his place of abode in Angul, for a complete money restoration of roughly 2.1 crore. Officials mentioned that the counting procedure continues to be underway.

According to the Vigilance Department, Sarangi threw bundles of Rs 500 notes from the window of his Bhubaneswar flat upon noticing the presence of the hunt crew. Vigilance officers later recovered the money within the presence of witnesses.

The seek operations and additional complaints are ongoing.

In a separate incident, Odisha Vigilance intercepted Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Pabitra Mohan Panigrahi of Chitrakonda Block in Malkangiri district in April. It seized money exceeding Rs 15 lakh, which was once suspected to be ill-got.

Acting on credible intelligence inputs about alleged bribe assortment from contractors, a crew of Odisha Vigilance officers intercepted Panigrahi close to Gobindapally Chowk whilst he was once travelling from his executive place of abode in Chitrakonda to Bhubaneswar in a WagonR automotive bearing registration quantity OD-30-E-3096. He was once reportedly taking a boost on the time.

Upon interception, officers recovered Rs 5.07 lakh in money from Panigrahi’s ownership. An additional seek at his executive quarters in Chitrakonda ended in the restoration of Rs 10 lakh extra in money. As Panigrahi failed to offer a ample cause of the seized quantity, the Vigilance crew confiscated all the money.

Subsequently, searches are underway at two further premises connected to Panigrahi from a disproportionate property (DA) attitude. He is lately being puzzled in regards to the supply of the recovered price range.

Further investigation is in growth, and an in depth file is awaited.