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Crime
Vigilance Seizes Rs 3.15 Lakh from Kendrapara Assistant Engineer in Odisha
✍️ Pragativadi
🗓 06 Sep 2026, 01:23 AM
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Odisha’s vigilance department intercepted an Assistant Executive Engineer in Kendrapara district carrying unaccounted cash of Rs 3.15 lakh.
Vigilance officials in Odisha stopped an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) from the Kendrapara district after discovering he was in possession of Rs 3.15 lakh that could not be accounted for. The cash was seized during a routine verification check by the department.
The officer, who is employed in the public works sector, was found with the unaccounted money while on official duty. No further details about the source of the funds have been disclosed, and the engineer has not been released on bail pending investigation.
The seizure underscores the state’s ongoing crackdown on corruption within the bureaucracy. Authorities have reiterated that any public servant found with unexplained cash will face strict legal action under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The case is currently under investigation, and the vigilance department has indicated that further steps, including filing of a charge sheet, will be taken based on the findings.
The officer, who is employed in the public works sector, was found with the unaccounted money while on official duty. No further details about the source of the funds have been disclosed, and the engineer has not been released on bail pending investigation.
The seizure underscores the state’s ongoing crackdown on corruption within the bureaucracy. Authorities have reiterated that any public servant found with unexplained cash will face strict legal action under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The case is currently under investigation, and the vigilance department has indicated that further steps, including filing of a charge sheet, will be taken based on the findings.