Bhubaneswar: Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, Chief Engineer, Plan Roads, RW Department, Odisha, Bhubaneswar has been placed under arrest by Odisha Vigilance for possession of disproportionate assets. He will be forwarded today to the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Angul.
In this connection, Cuttack Vigilance PS case No.14/2025 has been registered against Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, Chief Engineer.
Based on searches conducted on properties of Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, Chief Engineer, Plan Roads, RW Department, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, he was found in possession of disproportionate assets including cash seized over Rs 2.56 crores, 2 multi storeyed buildings, 2 flats, 7 high value plots, Bank deposits Rs.1.5 crores, investment in Shares, Mutual fund & Insurance Rs.2.7 crores, gold over 1.141 kg, 15 imported costly wrist watches etc, which he could not account for satisfactorily. Further investigation of the case is underway.
