Bhubaneswar: The State Vigilance on Friday conducted raids on the premises of Mahesh Prasad Patnaik, Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division in Balasore.
The raids were carried out following allegations of possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Total five teams of Vigilance conducted searches at seven places in Khurdha, Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Rayagada districts and Visakhapatnam.
During house searches so far, movable and immovable assets worth Crores have been unearthed in the name of Patnaik and his family members, the Vigilance stated.
“The assets are being examined to ascertain source of the assets. Further searches are continuing. Unearthing of more assets is likely and overall valuation is likely to increase,” the Vigilance added.
