Vigilance unearths huge assets of AEE in Jeypore

JEYPORE: Vigilance on Tuesday carried out simultaneous searches at property linked to assistant executive engineer (AEE) of Jeypore block and in-charge engineer of Jeypore Municipality. The team unearthed assets worth crores of rupees over allegations of amassing disproportionate assets to his known source of income.

The engineer, Biswanath Patra, was under scrutiny after Jeypore residents demanded a Vigilance inquiry into the Jaganath Sagar project recently. The Vigilance team raided six locations, including Patra’s residences and houses in Jeypore, Berhampur, and Bhubaneswar.