Crorepati OBCC Engineer With 45 Plots, 1 Kg Gold, 1.62 Cr Deposits Arrested by Odisha Vigilance

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday arrested Pradeep Kumar Rath, Additional Chief Engineer, Odisha Bridge And Construction Corporation (OBCC) as he was found to have amassed disproportionate assets (DA) worth crores of rupees, which was unearthed during simultaneous searches conducted at 12 locations linked to the accused on Monday.

Aside from the disproportionate assets including 42 plots unearthed on Monday, Vigilance sleuths found three more plots owned by him in Dhenkanal district worth around Rs 1 crore.

According to a press release of the Odisha Vigilance Department on Tuesday, Rath was found to be possessing of disproportionate assets including two multi-storied buildings, two high-value flats in Bhubaneswar, 45 plots (3 plots worth around Rs 1 crore), a medicine store, a stone crusher unit registered in his and his family members’ names.

Gold weighing 1 kg, deposits over Rs 1.62 crore, two four-wheelers, two JCBs, one Excavator, one rock breaker etc, were unearthed during the searches.

Following this, Rath was arrested by Odisha Vigilance and will be forwarded to court on Tuesday.