{"id":22699,"date":"2026-06-07T10:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/?p=22699"},"modified":"2026-06-07T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:32:54","slug":"odisha-vigilance-arrests-engineer-in-disproportionate-assets-case-2-04-crore-cash-5-buildings-unearthed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/odisha-vigilance-arrests-engineer-in-disproportionate-assets-case-2-04-crore-cash-5-buildings-unearthed\/","title":{"rendered":"Odisha Vigilance Arrests Engineer in Disproportionate Assets Case; 2.04 Crore Cash, 5 Buildings Unearthed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bhubaneswar, June 7:<\/strong> The Odisha Vigilance Department has arrested Baikuntha Nath Behera, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda in Kandhamal district, in connection with a disproportionate assets case.<br><br>According to Vigilance officials, extensive searches conducted at multiple properties linked to Behera led to the detection of assets allegedly far exceeding his known sources of income. The officer was arrested after failing to provide satisfactory explanations regarding the source of the assets during verification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1609524756955700124368061-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22697\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1609524756955700124368061-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1609524756955700124368061-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1609524756955700124368061-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1609524756955700124368061-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1609524756955700124368061-860x645.jpg 860w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1609524756955700124368061-760x570.jpg 760w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1609524756955700124368061-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1609524756955700124368061.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><strong>The assets unearthed during the raids include:<\/strong><br>Cash exceeding \u20b92.04 crore, Five multi-storeyed buildings with a combined built-up area of over 20,000 square feet, including four palatial buildings in Bhubaneswar, Fourteen high-value plots, Gold ornaments weighing approximately 500 grams, Bank deposits and other investments worth around \u20b945 lakh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1610346960050139718336266-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22698\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1610346960050139718336266-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1610346960050139718336266-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1610346960050139718336266-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1610346960050139718336266-860x509.jpg 860w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1610346960050139718336266-760x450.jpg 760w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1610346960050139718336266-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_1610346960050139718336266.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>Vigilance officials said that further investigation is underway, and an additional bank locker operated in the name of Behera&#8217;s spouse is yet to be opened and examined.<br><br>The accused is scheduled to be produced before the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar, later today.<br><br>The case has drawn significant attention as one of the major disproportionate assets cases unearthed by Odisha Vigilance in recent times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhubaneswar, June 7: The Odisha Vigilance Department has arrested Baikuntha Nath Behera, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda in Kandhamal district, in connection with a disproportionate assets case. 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