FORMER EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AND WIFE TO BE SENT TO JAIL IN DA CASE

Dr.Badal Tah,Odishabarta

Rayagada, December 12: Simadri Nayak, Ex-Executive Engineer (Retd), R.W. Division, Umarkote,Dist- Nabarangpur and Laxmi Nayak, W/o-Simadri Nayak, who were chargesheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case vide Spl. Judge, Spl. Court, Bhubaneswar TR No.07/2014  U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(e) of PC Act, 1988/109 IPC for possessing disproportionate assets(DA) to the tune of Rs.38,40,769/- to their known sources of income, were both convicted by the Hon’ble Spl. Judge, Spl. Court, Bhubaneswar. He was also the Executive Engineer, Public Works Division(PWD) Rayagada for very many years. He has a palatial building and it seems, numbers of benami assets in Rayagada.

The Hon’ble Court sentenced Simadri Nayak to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years and fine of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs) and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for a period of 6 months more for the offence U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(e)of PC Act, 1988.

The Hon’ble Court also sentenced his wife Laxmi Nayak to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 1 year and fine of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs) and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 months more for the offence U/s 109 IPC.

Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for stoppage of pension of  Simadri Nayak, Ex-Executive Engineer (Retd) following his conviction.