BMC Engineer Found With Farmhouse, Antler Horns & Country-Made Gun During Odisha Vigilance Raid

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday unearthed a multi-storey building, a farmhouse and 3 high value plots in Bhubaneswar belonging to Executive Engineer, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Jagannath Pattnaik, during raids on allegation of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.Traditional Odia handicrafts

A four-wheeler, a pair of antler horns and a country-made gun were also seized during simultaneous house searches at four places in Bhubaneswar and Gunupur (Rayagada) by teams led by 6 DSPs, 10 inspectors, and other supporting staff on the strength of search warrants issued by Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar.

Assets detected are as follows:

1) A triple-storey building over 4,560 sqft area at Badagada, Bhubaneswar.

2) A farmhouse spread over 1.57 acres at Ranapur Mouza under Balianta tehsil in Khurda district. It has a double-storey building over 833 sqft area, an additional house over 570 sqft area, a fish farm pond, coconut, banana, dragon fruit, guava, grapes, blackberry, lemon, red sandalwood, and mango tree plantations and a poultry farm with 15 chicks.

3) A country-made gun and antler horns.
4) Three high-value plots, including two at Badagada and one at Khandagiri in Bhubaneswar.

5) Gold weighing 200 grams.

6) One four-wheeler (Maruti Grand Vitara) and a two-wheeler.

The Vigilance Technical Wing is currently conducting detailed measurements and valuation of the identified properties and assets. Bank deposits, other financial investments, and deposits are under being verified. A locker maintained in the name of Pattnaik’s spouse is yet to be opened, a Vigilance release said.

Raids were conducted at these following places:

1. His triple-storey building at Badagada, Bhubaneswar.
2. One farmhouse at Ranapur mouza , Balianta Tehsil, Khurda district.
3. His parental house at Jangam Street, Gunupur, Rayagada.
4. His office room at BMC, Bhubaneswar.