Bhubaneswar: Bijay Kumar Mohanty, a Junior Engineer (JE) with the Command Area Development (CAD) Division in Bhadrak, was arrested by the Odisha Vigilance Department on charges of possessing disproportionate assets.
According to the Vigilance Department, searches conducted at the properties linked to Mohanty revealed assets far beyond his known sources of income. These include two multi-storeyed buildings, seven valuable plots of land, cash Rs 1.73 lakh, gold weighing 350 grams, bank deposits worth Rs 19.46 lakh and other assets which he could not explain satisfactorily.
He will be produced today before the Special Vigilance Judge in Balasore. A case has been registered against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2018. Further investigation is continuing.
