Irrigation Dept SE Under Odisha Vigilance Scanner, Raids At 7 Places In Balasore

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials carried out searches at seven locations linked Pravas Kumar Pradhan, Superintending Engineer(SE) of Irrigation, Balasore Division, in connection with allegations of disproportionate assets against him.

According to reports, the vigilance teams have detected over 50 plots belonging to Pradhan.

A team of 20 vigilance officials, including two Additional Superintendents of Police, four Deputy Superintendents of Police, six Inspectors, and seven Assistant Sub-Inspectors are involved in the raids being carried out under search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Balasore.

The raids are being carried out at:

Parental residential house of Sri Pradhan located at Badabazar, Jaleswar, Balasore.

One five-storeyed newly constructed building of Sri Pradhan at Badabazar, Jaleswar, Balasore.

One single-storeyed building with a boundary wall and  Market complex of Sri Pradhan located at Badabazar, Jaleswar, Balasore.

The house of his relative at Mahinsamunda, Baliapal, Balasore.

Govt Quarter of Pradhan, located at Irrigation Colony near Govt. ITI Chhak, Balasore.

Office Chamber of Pradhan, SE of at Balasore Division, Balasore near Govt. ITI Chhak.

House of his close associate at Santia, Jaleswar, Balasore.