Over Rs 15 Lakh Cash Seized By Odisha Vigilance From Asst Executive Engineer In Malkangiri

Bhubaneswar: Over Rs 15 lakh unaccounted cash was seized by the officials of Odisha Vigilance from the possession of Pabitra Mohan Panigrahi, Assistant Executive Engineer of Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri district.

The cash seizures began when Panigrahy was intercepted while he was on his way to Bhubaneswar. It is alleged the cash seized from the possession of Panigrahy was collected as bribe from contractors.

A vigilance team intercepted Panigrahy’s car near Gobindapally Chowk in Malkangiri district while he was proceeding from his residential quarter at Chitrakonda to Bhubaneswar.

Cash worth to Rs 5.07 lakh was unearthed from the car. As Panigrahi could not explain the origin of the cash satisfactorily, the amount was seized.

Later, searches were carried out at two locations linked to Panigrahi from Disproportionate Assets angle. Cash worth Rs 10 lakh was recovered from his house in Bhubaneswar.