Bhubaneswar, June 8 -- The Vigilance Department on Monday recovered a fresh cache of gold and silver ornaments after opening a locker belonging to the wife of Baliguda ITDA Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Baikunthanath Behera, who was recently arrested with Rs 2 crore cash.

According to Vigilance officials, the locker, which was held in the name of Behera's wife, was opened as part of the ongoing investigation into the engineer's alleged accumulation of assets beyond his known sources of income. During the search, officials seized 703 grams of gold ornaments and 375 grams of silver ornaments.

The latest recovery has significantly increased the total value of assets unearthed during the investigation. With the addition of the newly se...