Odisha Vigilance Nets Another 20 Plots Linked to Arrested Chief Engineer

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance has uncovered 20 more plots in West Bengal linked to Pravas Kumar Pradhan, Chief Construction Engineer of the Anandpur Barrage Project, who was arrested last week for alleged corruption.

This discovery brings the total number of plots attributed to Pradhan to 105.

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Pradhan was detained on Saturday for accumulating assets disproportionate to his official income, with his declared assets showing a 245% discrepancy. Following his arrest, Vigilance officials identified these new plots in West Medinpur district.

Previously, the investigation revealed Pradhan’s possession of numerous assets, including a five-story building, a market complex, 85 plots, approximately 335 grams of gold, over Rs. 78 lakhs in deposits, and Rs. 11.7 lakhs in cash—assets he failed to justify adequately. He is currently held in judicial custody as the probe continues.