Asst Engineer Under Vigilance Scanner for Amassing Disproportionate Assets

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday took up simultaneous raids at nine locations linked to Prasanna Kumar Swain, Assistant Engineer (Civil) of the Bhanjanagar irrigation division in Ganjam district to investigate the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets.

Seven Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs), five Inspectors/ASIs, and supporting staff took part in these raids on the basis of search warrants issued by the Special Vigilance Judge, Berhampur.

The properties being searched by the vigilance sleuths include a triple-storeyed residential building at Bagdevi Road in Bhanjanagar,  a four-storeyed building at Tulsinagar of Berhampur, a triple-storeyed building at  Bagdevi road at Bhanjanagar, a double-storeyed under construction building at Word no 6 NAC Bhanjanagar, a triple-storeyed building located at Bhanajanagar, a relative’s house at Raghunath Vihar in Bhanjanagar, the house of his cousin at  Bhanjanagar, office chamber of Swain at Bhanjanagar and a single-storeyed parental house at Luduludi under Bhanjanagar police station.

The searches are continuing.