US Edition‘Threw ₹500 Bundles From Window’: Odisha Vigilance Finds ₹ ₹2.1 Crore Cash From Chief Engineer's Residence
- The Odisha Vigilance Department conducted searches on May 30, 2025, at seven locations linked to Chief Engineer Baikuntha Nath Sarangi across Odisha, including Bhubaneswar and Angul.
- The raids were conducted after accusations emerged that Sarangi owned assets far exceeding what could be justified by his declared income, triggering an anti-corruption operation within the Rural Works Department.
- During the raids, Sarangi tried to get rid of bundles of ₹500 notes by tossing cash out of the window of his flat in Bhubaneswar, which officials subsequently retrieved in the presence of witnesses.
- Officials seized approximately ₹2.51 crore in cash total—₹1.21 crore from Bhubaneswar and ₹1.30 crore from Angul—as well as multiple properties, ₹2.7 crore in shares, and bank deposits worth ₹1.5 crore.
- The department continues to investigate Sarangi's assets and related premises, with search operations and asset assessments ongoing under court-issued warrants involving a large vigilance team.
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‘Threw ₹500 bundles from window’: Odisha Vigilance finds ₹ ₹2.1 crore cash from Chief Engineer's residence
Officials recovered about ₹1 crore from Baikuntha Nath Sarangi's flat in Bhubaneswar and around ₹1.1 crore from his residence in Angul. The search operations are still underway, officials of the Odisha Vigilance Department said.
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