Archive · 31 May 2025
Chief Engineer Detained in Cash and Asset Seizure
A government engineer named Mr. Sarangi was caught with a lot of money by the authorities.
He tried to hide some of it by throwing it onto his neighbor's roof during a surprise visit from anti-corruption officials.
They found a lot more money, investments, and properties.
They think the money came from illegal activities during his time as an engineer.
Now, they are checking his work to see if he took money unfairly.
Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, a chief engineer, was detained after allegedly throwing cash onto his neighbor's roof during a vigilance raid.
Vigilance officials recovered approximately Rs 50 lakh from the neighbor's roof.
Further searches uncovered over Rs 2.51 crore in cash from Sarangi's property.
Investigations revealed Sarangi had invested in the share market and insurance/bank deposits.
Sarangi's assets are estimated to exceed Rs 13 crore, including cash, investments, and properties.
- Who
- Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, Chief Engineer, and vigilance officials
- What
- Vigilance officials found and seized significant cash and assets.
- When
- Friday morning
- Where
- Bhubaneswar, India
- Why
- Baikuntha Nath Sarangi was allegedly caught disposing of cash during a vigilance raid.
- Suspect
- Baikuntha Nath Sarangi
- Position
- Chief Engineer (Road Plans)
- Location of Incident
- Bhubaneswar, India
- Cash Recovered
- Over Rs 2.51 crore
- Assets Value
- Likely to exceed Rs 13 crore
- Action
- Detained for questioning
Sources
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Government engineer throws cash out of window during raid, Rs 2.1 crore seized
CBI arrests deputy director of Odisha ED in bribery case
Rs 2 crore found at engineer's Odisha home: He found throwing Rs 500 notes from window during raid
Govt official booked in bribery case
