Vigilance raids on engineers

The Statesman, 7th August, 2009

Statesman News Service

PHULBANI/BHAWANIPATNA, 5 AUG:

Vigilance sleuths conducted raids on various establishments connected with Mr Lalit Mohan Das, executive engineer, RWS and S divisions, Phulbani on charges of acquisition and possession of disproportionate assets and detected properties worth more than Rs 55 lakh. Besides movable assets like costly household articles, one Bolero, one tractor, one TVS scooty, gold and silver ornaments worth more than Rs 11 lakh, bank deposits and insurance premium of more than Rs 7 lakh, hard cash; the anti-corruption officials detected immovable assets like one double storied building at Bhimtangi, Bhubaneswar, one building at Brit Colony, Bargarh, Bhubaneswar, farm house at Kanto in Keonjhar district and two homestead plot at Anandpur and Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, sources said. Meanwhile, the house and office of Mr Ghanashyam Das Jain, assistant engineer, ITDA, Th. Rampur in Kalahandi district was also raided. Properties worth more than Rs 28 lakh including immovable assets worth more than Rs 15 lakh were found in the aids, a vigilance officer said.Meanwhile, upon finding Batakrushna Rout, ex-assistant supervisor, Poonar Sal Seed Purchase Centre under OFDC, Nawarangpur guilty in an alleged criminal misconduct; the special vigilance judge, Jeypore sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years and a fine of Rs 5,000 , in default of which to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months more. Rout has also been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years and a fine of Rs.10,000 , in default of which to undergo rigorous imprisonment for nine months more. The sentences are to run concurrently, the court ordered. Rout was facing trial for alleged misappropriation of 165.65 qtls. of sal seeds by forging official records.