Bhubaneswar: The State Vigilance on Sunday carried out raids in connection with a disproportionate assets case involving Superintending Engineer Ashish Kumar Dash. The senior Government official is serving in the Rural Works Division at Malkangiri.
According to the Vigilance, fixed deposits and insurance policies to the tune of Rs 1.77 crore have been confirmed during search. “Cash of Rs 78 lakh was deposited in 18 fixed deposits in Axis Bank. Verification of large number of bank accounts and two lockers is yet to be done,” a senior Vigilance official said.
Earlier, assets including Rs 21.75 lakh in cash, 602 gm gold, one flat in Cuttack, 1 plot at Baripal (Keonjhar) have already been unearthed. Further searches continue and the asset value is likely to increase further, the official added.
