Bhubaneswar, March 8 The Odisha Vigilance arrested a government engineer on Sunday for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said.
Pramod Kumar Ray, assistant executive engineer (AEE) in the Derabish irrigation sub-division under the Kendrapara irrigation division, was apprehended a day after disproportionate assets were found in his possession, the Vigilance officials said.
During raids, the Vigilance officials found a luxurious, four-story building near Bhubaneswar, a two-story building, two plots of land, Rs 4.48 lakh in cash, and four two-wheelers, they said.
Additionally, bank and insurance deposits worth Rs 39.21 lakh and household articles worth around Rs 13 lakh were found in his possession.
Ray was found to have disproportionate assets that were 129 per cent more than his known sources of income.
The Anti-Corruption Department registered a case against Ray and his wife under the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 and arrested the engineer.
