On the allegation of acquisition and possession of disproportionate assets by Executive Engineer Jayadev Pradhan, PH Division, Bhanjanagar, Bhubaneswar Vigilance sleuths raided at multiple locations and found his assets of Rs93 lakh.
The searches were conducted at his Chhatrpur residential house at Sidharthanagar, Second lane, Brahmapur, flat No.201 at Ekadanta Orchid Apartment, Ghatikia, Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar, brother-in-law’s house at Bimanagar, Brahmapur, paternal house at Odia Sahi, Polsara, Ganjam, Government quarter at Chatrapur, office room at Chatrapur.
His movable and immovable assets detected were worth Rs92,99,656.
Similarly, the Sambalpur Vigilance Division arrested Senior Clerk Meghanad Manahira of Sonepur Tehsildar office on Friday for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs1, 000 from complainant Bandhabihari Nayak of Haladipali village of the district.
Nayak alleged on June 16 that they have got joint property in his village at Haladipali. In 2012 without his consent, his cousin brother Anirudha Nayak had sold some land. In order to file objection, Nayak on August 12, 2015 had applied to the Tehsildar, Sonepur with paying court fees for supply of copy and details of mutation case record. For this purpose, accused Manahira had demanded bribe of Rs1,000.
Manahira was caught red handed at his office while demanding and accepting the bribe.