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Odisha Vigilance Raids Officers' Properties in Disproportionate Assets Probe
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News18•29-09-2026, 12:45
Odisha Vigilance Raids Officers' Properties in Disproportionate Assets Probe
- •Odisha Vigilance launched raids on properties of two government officers for possessing disproportionate assets (DA) beyond their known sources of income.
- •Vigilance sleuths searched properties of Umakant Samantaray, assistant director of factories and boilers, Sambalpur, and Bandita Dash, assistant engineer (AE), Badachana block, Jajpur district.
- •Searches were conducted at seven locations in Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar, Puri, and Khurda based on warrants from the special judge, vigilance, Sambalpur.
- •Bandita Dash and her associate Somonath Sethy were previously nabbed for demanding and taking a bribe of Rs 35,000; Rs 5.15 lakh was recovered from Dash’s Cuttack residence.
- •Shishir Kumar Dash, assistant executive engineer (AEE), Mathili block, Malkangiri, was arrested for possessing disproportionate assets including two multi-storeyed buildings, 6 high-value plots, Rs 82 lakh in deposits, and a four-wheeler.
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Odisha Vigilance launched raids on the properties of Umakant Samantaray, assistant director of factories and boilers in Sambalpur, and Bandita Dash, assistant engineer posted at Badachana block in Jajpur district.
Shishir Kumar Dash, assistant executive engineer at Mathili block in Malkangiri, was arrested for possessing disproportionate assets including two multi-storeyed buildings, high-value plots, and bank deposits that he could not account for satisfactorily.
Bandita Dash and her associate Somonath Sethy were nabbed for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 from an individual to release a security deposit and clear pending bills.
