Bhubaneswar, Oct. 17 -- A superintending engineer of Odisha's water resources department was detained by the state vigilance department after nearly Rs.22 lakh in unaccounted cash was recovered from him and his rented flat in Bhubaneswar, officials said on Saturday.

The engineer, Prasanjit Das, was intercepted near AG Square late Friday night after vigilance officers tracked his movements following a tip-off that he had collected bribes from contractors.

Das, 34, is the superintending engineer of the Mahanadi Northern Division at Jagatpur in Cuttack district. Vigilance officers recovered Rs.7.29 lakh from him while he was travelling in an officially hired Bolero near AG Square, following a tip-off that he had collected bribes from contr...