Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday suspended Works Department Engineer-in-Chief (EIC) Sukdev Meher on charges of corruption and accumulation of properties disproportionate to his known sources of income, said an official release.
It may be recalled that Vigilance officers had conducted simultaneous raids on Meher’s house at Baramunda-Siripur road, office chamber at Nirman Soudha, a market complex and a two-storied house in Balangir and his ancestral house in Nuapada in December last year.
During the search, it was found that Meher had acquired movable and immovable assets worth Rs2.84 crore during his incumbency as a public servant.
He had deposits in banks worth Rs92.79 lakh, cash of Rs51,000, vehicles and household articles worth Rs7.3 lakh, a flat in the Capital city worth Rs30 lakh and houses at Baramunda and Balangir and the market complex valued together at Rs1.28 crore.