Angul, Apr 16: Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations associated with the Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of Athamallik Block in Angul district following allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income.
The accused official has been identified as Ramachandra Satpathy.
As per reports, a vigilance team comprising seven Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs), 15 inspectors, and supporting staff is carrying out simultaneous raids at eight locations across Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, and Kalahandi districts associated with Satpathy.
The raids are being carried out on the strength of search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack at the following locations:
- Residential house of Satpathy at Ward No.15, Plot no.12, Gayatri Nagar, Dhenkanal.
- Quarter of Sri Ramachandra Satpathy located at Attamallick Town, Dist-Angul.
- Office room of Sri Ramachandra Satpathy located at Panchayat Samiti Office, Attamallick, Dist-Angul.
- Paternal house of Sri Ramachandra Satpathy at Banasingh, PS- Sadar, Dhenkanal.
- Residential house of his in-law at Junagarh, Kalahandi.
- House of his in-law at village- Karamula, PS – Gandia, Dhenkanal.
- Residential house of another in-law located at Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi.
- Structure built over Plot at Bachhipur, Trisulia, Barang, Cuttack.
During the search, approximately Rs 22 lakh in cash was recovered and seized from the residence of Dr. Tapan Kumar Tripathy, Medical Officer at CHC Junagarh in Kalahandi district, who is the son-in-law of the accused.
Both individuals are being interrogated to determine the source of the funds.
The raids are currently underway, and further details in this regard are awaited.
