Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested Sanjaya Kumar Behera, Assistant Engineer, office of Superintending Engineer, Rural Works Division, Sundargarh, and is being forwarded to the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Sundargarh, for possession of disproportionate assets (DA) to the tune of 333% of his known sources of income, which he could not account for satisfactorily.
In this connection, a case (No.13 dated 07.06.2023) has been registered at the Rourkela Vigilance police station Behera and his spouse under Sections 13(2) r/w 13(1)(b)/12 Prevention of Corruption (Amendment Act), 2018.
During house searches, the following movable and immovable assets worth crores were unearthed in the name of Behera and his family members;
- 1 double-storeyed building with a total area of 5,000 sqft. At Jagannathpur, Bhadrak town.
- 1 single-storeyed building at native village Bonth, Bhadrak district.
- 2 Plots in Bhadrak and Jajpur town.
- Land vide plot No.861/1728 under Khata No. 290/797, Mauza-Jagannathpur, Bhadrak Town.
- A piece of land vide plot No.530/3818 under Khata No. 771/781, Mauza- Chandama, Jajpur district.
- Bank, postal deposits, and Insurance deposits worth around Rs 1.67 crore.
- Gold jewellery approx 200 gm.
- Cash, 2 two-wheelers, and household articles worth approx Rs 10.50 lakh.
- Besides, it was unearthed that Behera has spent Rs 81.80 lakh on medical education for his two children.
After a thorough search, inventory, and further inquiry, the income, expenditure, and assets of Behera were calculated and it was found that he possessed disproportionate assets of 333% in excess of his known sources of income.
Investigation into the case is still underway.
