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Odisha Vigilance arrests Superintending Engineer after seizure of Rs 21.88 lakh cash

Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (UNI) Odisha Vigilance has arrested Prasanjit Das, Superintending Engineer of the Mahanadi Northern Division, after recovering Rs 21.88 lakh in suspected unaccounted cash from his possession and rented residence during an interception and subsequent searches in Bhubaneswar, officials said on Saturday.
Das was intercepted by a Vigilance team near AG Square in Bhubaneswar on Friday night while travelling in his officially hired vehicle. The action followed credible inputs that he was allegedly collecting bribes from various contractors, Vigilance sources said.
During the interception, the sleuths recovered Rs 7,28,620 from his possession. As Das could not satisfactorily account for the cash, it was seized along with the vehicle.
Following the interception, Odisha Vigilance conducted simultaneous searches at his rented flat in Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, and his paternal house at Baragada. During the search of his rented flat, the officials unearthed and seized an additional Rs 14.60 lakh.
A case has been registered against Das by Bhubaneswar Vigilance under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.
He was arrested and forwarded to the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar. The investigation is in progress.
According to Vigilance sources, Das joined government service in 2016 as an Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in the office of the Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources, Bhubaneswar, with an initial monthly salary of approximately Rs 25,000.
He was subsequently transferred and posted as Assistant Executive Engineer in the Canal Sub-Division, Baragada, on December 31, 2021, and joined the post on January 10, 2022.
He was promoted to Executive Engineer and posted to the Gangadhar Meher Lift Irrigation Division-I at Bijepur on July 29, 2022.
Following his promotion, Das was posted as Superintending Engineer of the Mahanadi Northern Division under the Water Resources Department at Jagatpur, Cuttack, on June 5, 2026, and joined the post on June 10, 2026. He has been serving in the position since then.
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