Archive · 25 Jul 2025
BMC Engineer Arrested for Disproportionate Assets and Wildlife Offense
A government engineer named Jagannath Pattnaik was arrested by the police because he had more money and property than he should.
The police looked at his houses and found he had three multi-story buildings, a farmhouse, and valuable land.
They also found gold, lots of money in the bank, and a gun!
He couldn't explain where all this came from.
The police also filed another case against him for having antlers and a gun, which is against the law for protecting wild animals.
BMC Executive Engineer Jagannath Pattnaik arrested by Odisha Vigilance.
Pattnaik is accused of possessing assets disproportionate to his income.
Searches revealed multiple properties, including buildings, plots, and a farmhouse.
Significant gold, bank deposits, and a country-made gun were found.
A wildlife case filed for illegal possession of antlers and a gun.
- Who
- Jagannath Pattnaik, an Executive Engineer for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, and Odisha Vigilance.
- What
- Arrest of BMC Executive Engineer Jagannath Pattnaik for possessing disproportionate assets.
- When
- Thursday.
- Where
- Bhubaneswar and Gunupur, Odisha.
- Why
- Pattnaik possessed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and for illegal possession of wildlife-related items.
- Accused
- Jagannath Pattnaik
- Position
- BMC Executive Engineer
- Arresting Agency
- Odisha Vigilance
- Assets Found
- Buildings, plots, gold, bank deposits, gun, antlers
- Charges
- Possession of disproportionate assets; Wildlife Protection Act violations