Bhubaneswar, July 24 (UNI) The Odisha Vigilance today arrested Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) executive engineer Jagannath Pattnaik for possessing disproportionate assets (DA) beyond his known sources of income.
He will be produced before the court of the special judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar, later in the day.
According to the Odisha Vigilance Directorate, searches conducted on Pattnaik’s properties revealed disproportionate assets, including three multi-storeyed buildings (one in Bhubaneswar and two in Gunupur), one farmhouse, three high-value plots in Bhubaneswar, 460 grams of gold, and bank deposits exceeding Rs 80 lakh.
Additionally, a pair of antler horns and a country-made gun were recovered during the raid. Pattnaik failed to provide satisfactory explanations for their possession.
Apart from the Vigilance case, another case has been registered against Pattnaik under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, sections 9, 49, and 51, in Balipatna Forest Range under Khordha Wildlife Division, for illegal possession of antler horns.
The investigation is ongoing.
