Odisha Vigilance Unearths Engineer's Extensive Undisclosed Assets
The Odisha Vigilance department has uncovered a vast array of assets, including ₹2 crore in cash, 14 plots, and 341 grams of gold, belonging to a government engineer earning a ₹6,000 salary. The engineer's extensive wealth is now under scrutiny for disproportionate assets.
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'5 buildings, 13 plots, mountain of cash': Rs 6k-salaried govt engineer's empire under scanner
Odisha Vigilance has unearthed assets worth crores, including over Rs 2.4 crore in cash, from an assistant executive engineer, Baikuntha Nath Behera. Raids across multiple locations revealed five high-rise buildings, 13 plots, gold ornaments, and significant bank deposits. The investigation into disproportionate assets is ongoing.
By TNN
Read full article →₹2 crore cash, 14 plots, 341 gm gold: Odisha Vigilance department unearths govt engineer's assets
The department said that they are verifying the weight and value of the gold, bank deposits, postal savings and other financial investments done by the accused.
Read full article →Who Is Baikuntha Behera, Odisha Engineer Found With Crores In Cash, 13 Plots
According to Vigilance records, Behera joined government service in 1999 as a junior engineer (civil) at Nabarangpur block with a monthly salary of Rs 6,000.
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