Bhubaneswar: The State Vigilance on Wednesday arrested Umesh Kumar Shashini, Assistant Engineer, Baitarani Irrigation Division in Keonjhar district in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
Shashini was booked under multiple Sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and produced in the court of Special Judge Vigilance, Keonjhar.
On Tuesday, the Vigilance carried out raids at eight places in Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Khurda districts and unearthed property to the tune of several crore rupees.
The Vigilance said that the Assistant Engineer was found in possession of disproportionate assets which constituted 163% of his known sources. Further investigation, in this case, is continuing.
