Bhubaneswar: Acting on allegations of amassing huge disproportionate assets (DA), Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Thursday launched simultaneous house searches at the premises of Sunil Kumar Padhy, Junior Engineer, RWS&S in Bhubaneswar. The simultaneous house searches are being conducted by 6 DSPs, 3 Inspectors, 7 ASIs, and other staff of the Vigilance Department on the strength of search warrants issued by Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar.
The searches are being undertaken at the following five places in Bhubaneswar and Ganjam:
- A triple-storeyed building located over plot no 500/5120, Mallick Complex, Padhy Villa, Jagamara in Bhubaneswar.
- A market complex at Aska in Ganjam district.
- The paternal house of Padhy at Sunambo Street, Aska in Ganjam.
- A house of Padhy’s relative located at Bhanjnagar.
- The office chamber of Padhy, in the office of EE, RWS&S, Bhubaneswar.
When the Vigilance team knocked on the door of his residence in the morning at Jagamara in Bhubaneswar, Padhy, apprehending trouble, went to the terrace of his building, jumped to an adjoining building, and fled the area.
The searches are in progress and a detailed report is awaited.
