The Odisha Vigilance on Thursday initiated simultaneous search operations across seven locations linked to Tapan Sethi, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Roads & Buildings (R&B) Sub-Division at Badachana in Jajpur district, following serious allegations of possessing disproportionate assets (DA) beyond his known, lawful sources of income.
The high-profile anti-corruption crackdown is being led by a specialized team comprising three Additional Superintendents of Police (Addl. SPs), six Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs), three Inspectors, and supporting personnel. The multi-location raids are being executed on the authority of search warrants issued by the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack. Sethi is currently posted in Badachana under the jurisdiction of the Superintending Engineer, R&B Division, Charbatia, Choudwar in Cuttack district.
Search operations are actively underway across seven prime properties located in Cuttack, Puri, Bhubaneswar, and Jajpur:
- A triple-storey residential building at Plot No. F/779, Sector-7, CDA, Cuttack.
- A triple-storey building at Sidhamahavir, Puri.
- A farmhouse featuring a simplex structure at Kantapada in Cuttack district.
- A double-storey ancestral residence at Jhinkiria village under Konark police station in Puri district.
- His in-laws’ residence at Bantunia near Shiva Mandir, in the 42 Mouza area of Cuttack.
- A double-storey building at Kantabada in Bhubaneswar.
- His official chamber at the R&B Sub-Division in Badachana, Jajpur district.
Further official disclosures regarding financial evaluation, bank accounts, land documents, and asset seizures are expected upon the conclusion of physical verification.
