Bhubaneswar, Oct. 17 -- 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 ve...