Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested Assistant Executive Engineer, RWS&S Udala Sub-Division Rabinarayan Panda and forwarded him to court on charges of amassing disproportionate assets (DA) to the tune of Rs 6 crore which he could not account for satisfactorily, said an official press release.
Vigilance has registered a case against Panda his spouse and his son under section 13(2) read with 13(1)(b)/12 PC Act, 1988 as amended by the PC (Amendment) Act, 2018.
During house searches, the anti-graft agency unearthed the following movable and immovable assets in the name of Panda and his family members: one triple storeyed building having a plinth area of 4865 Sqft. over plot No.992 KC-01, Kharvel Complex, Aiginia, Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar; one 2 BHK Flat No.401 in 4th floor D-Block, “Tower Blue Hill” Apartment at Patrapara, Bhubaneswar; 12 numbers of plots including 5 plots in a prime area of Bhubaneswar, 2 plots in Cuttack and 5 plots in Kendrapara; Bank & Insurance deposits worth over Rs.1.20 Crore; Gold approx 2.3 Kg; cash Rs.28.09 Lakhs (Rs. 25 Lakhs recovered from the living room of Soumit Panda (son of Rabi Narayan Panda) and his wife Sagarika Swain (in their presence) in the house of her father located at Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar where they were frequently residing; transaction of approximately Rs1 crore by Soumit Panda, son of Sri Rabinarayan Panda through credit cards issued by different banks such as HDFC, ICICI, Axis and Indusind Bank; 4 four wheelers (TATA Hexa, TATA Yodha, Mahindra Thar & Maruti Suzuki Ritz) worth over Rs 45 lakhs; 3 two wheelers worth Rs 2.67 lakhs; and household articles worth Rs 24 lakhs.
After a thorough search, inventory, and further inquiry, the income, expenditure, and assets of accused Rabinarayan Panda were calculated and he was found in possession of disproportionate assets which he could not account for satisfactorily.
Further investigation of the case is in progress, the release added.
