The Vigilance police on Thursday raided the office and houses of the Assistant Executive Engineer of Baripada Minor Irrigation Division of Mayurbhanj district on the charge of acquisition and possession of disproportionate property.
Vigilance officials conducted the raids simultaneously at five places associated with the engineer Hrudeswar Behera.
Separate Vigilance teams searched Behera’s office and residence at Baripada, his ancestral house at Udala, in-law’s house at Chandanpur village in Bangiriposi and a flat in Bhubaneswar. During the searches, movable and immovable assets worth Rs 1, 64, 02, 984 were found in possession of Behera and his family members, which includes one triple-storied building, one flat at
Bhubaneswar, 14 plots at Udala, Baripada and Bhubaneswar, two two-wheelers, deposits in different banks, deposits in LIC policies, gold and silver ornaments, cash and costly household articles.