Vigilance Raid / Odisha Vigilance Unearths Crores Worth Assets in Raids on Jajpur R&B Engineer

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22: Odisha Vigilance on Thursday unearthed assets worth crores of rupees during simultaneous searches conducted at multiple locations linked to Tapan Sethi, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Sub-Division at Badachana in Jajpur district, officials said.

The searches were carried out on allegations that Sethi possessed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Acting on search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack, seven teams comprising senior vigilance officials conducted raids at seven locations across Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Puri and Jajpur.

According to Vigilance officials, the searches have so far led to the detection of three multi-storeyed residential buildings, a farmhouse, several high-value land parcels, substantial quantities of gold jewellery, vehicles and other movable assets.

Among the properties identified are a triple-storeyed building at CDA Sector-7 in Cuttack, another triple-storeyed building at Sidha Mahavir in Puri, and a double-storeyed house at Kantabada in Bhubaneswar. Officials also detected a farmhouse spread over one acre at Kantapada near Cuttack.

In addition, investigators found three valuable plots, including two in Bhubaneswar and one in Cuttack's CDA area. The Vigilance Technical Wing is currently assessing the valuation and measurement of the properties.

During the searches, officials also recovered approximately 747 grams of gold jewellery. Two four-wheelers, including a Grand Vitara and a Hyundai Santro, four two-wheelers, and cash and household articles worth around Rs11.60 lakh were also detected.

Bank deposits, insurance investments and other financial instruments linked to Sethi and his family members are being verified, officials said.

Vigilance authorities stated that Sethi is being questioned regarding the source of the assets. Further searches and verification of financial records are continuing.
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Notably, Sethi joined government service as a Junior Engineer in August 1997 and subsequently served in various engineering divisions across Odisha before being posted as AEE at Badachana in October 2023.

Officials said the investigation remains underway and a comprehensive assessment of the assets will be made after completion of the verification process.