Bhubaneswar, July 26: Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested Chief Construction Engineer of the Lower Suktel Project Sunil Kumar Rout on the charges of amassing disproportionate assets.
On an allegation of possession of disproportionate assets by Rout, the Odisha Vigilance had intiated multiple raids in as many as nine locations related to him. Meanwhile, the sleuths unearthed a number of highend vehicles, a good number of multistoried buildings with other valuble assets from the possession of Rout.
Follwing this, Rout was taken to custody on the basis of a corruption case, registered in this connection, said a Vigilance official.
Worth mentioning, simultaneous house searches were conducted by Odisha Vigilance led by two Addl. SPs, eight DSPs, six Inspectors, 10 ASIs and other supporting staff on the strength of search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar after an input on Rout’s illegally amassed properties was reported.
