Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Friday discovered assets worth crores of rupees, including 32 high-value plots, two farmhouses, gold jewellery, and cash, during raids on the properties of a government engineer in Koraput district, officials said.

The raids were conducted in connection with allegations that Satyanarayan Sethy, Assistant Executive Engineer of Kotpad block, possessed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, Vigilance SP (Jeypore Division) S Susree said.

Simultaneous Raids Expose Crores in Disproportionate Assets across Odisha

Simultaneous searches were carried out at seven locations linked to Sethy, including his residences, properties, and office premises. During the searches, Vigilance officials detected 32 high-value plots, two farmhouses, around 300 grams of gold jewellery, 600 grams of silver, and Rs 5.48 lakh in cash. A flat and bank and postal deposits were also traced and are under verification, she said. One farmhouse, spread over 10.03 acres with mango and eucalyptus plantations, was found in Boriguma block of Koraput district.

Another farmhouse, spread across 4.35 acres with Nilgiri plantation, was also located in the same area, Susree said. “We expect that some more properties may be unearthed as the investigation progresses. We will interrogate the engineer and his family members,” the SP told reporters in Jeypore.

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According to Vigilance officials, Sethy joined government service in 1998 as a Junior Engineer and was posted in the office of the Chief Engineer, Upper Kolab Division, Koraput, with an initial salary of Rs 7,100 per month.

He was promoted to the rank of Assistant Engineer in 2015 and posted at Kotpad block. In June 2020, he was transferred to Boriguma block in the same district.

He was promoted to the rank of Assistant Executive Engineer in 2025.