Bhubaneswar, 23 October (H.S.): Odisha Vigilance has arrested Tapan Sethi, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Sub-Division at Badachana in Jajpur district, in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.

Sethi, who is under the R&B Division at Charbatia, Choudwar, will be produced before the Special Judge, Vigilance Court, Cuttack, officials said.

During searches at properties linked to Sethi, Vigilance detected assets allegedly disproportionate to his known sources of income. These include three multi-storey buildings in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Puri, three high-value plots, a farmhouse spread over 1.02 acres, 747 grams of gold, bank deposits worth Rs. 20.87 lakh and two four-wheelers.

According to Vigilance, Sethi could not satisfactorily explain the source of these assets.

A case has been registered against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act at Vigilance Cell Police Station vide Case No. 8/2026. Further investigation is underway.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Monalisa Panda