Odisha Vigilance Arrests Engineer With 85 Plots, 5-Storey Bldg, Market Complex, Rs 78 Lakh Deposits

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested Pravas Kumar Pradhan, Chief Construction Engineer, Anandpur Barrage project (Keonjhar) in connection with a disproportionate assets case.

The chief construction engineer was found to be possessing disproportionate assets that included 85 plots, a five-storey building, a market complex, 335 grams of gold, deposits to the tune of Rs 78 lakh, Rs 11.7 lakh cash.

The arrested chief construction engineer will be produced before the court on Saturday.

The Vigilance officials had conducted raids on the properties linked to the chief construction engineer at seven places in Balasore on August 2, 2024.

Two Additional SPs, 4 DSPs, 6 Inspectors, 7 ASIs and other staff had conducted a massive search based on the strength of search warrants issued by Special Vigilance Judge, Balasore.