₹2 crore cash, 13 plots, 300 gm gold: Odisha Vigilance department unearths govt engineer's assets

The Odisha Vigilance department has seized approximately ₹2 crore in cash and 300 grams of gold from an assistant executive engineer following a disproportionate assets investigation. Raids across multiple locations revealed several high-value properties and plots linked to the official and his family.
Why it matters
This case highlights ongoing efforts by Indian anti-corruption agencies to curb systemic graft and illicit wealth accumulation among public servants.
Odisha Vigilance team on Saturday recovered nearly ₹ 2 crore in cash and over 300 grams of gold from bank lockers linked to an assistant executive engineer (AEE) of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) in Kandhamal district’s Baliguda during a disproportionate assets probe.
The report provides factual coverage of a police raid and asset seizure without editorializing.
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