As soon as the officer and his family found investigators at his door, they tried to destroy the cryptographic evidence they had.
Vigilance Court sent him on 14 days jail remand
Odisha Police on Saturday arrested a government engineer after cryptocurrency worth over ₹1.75 crore was found in his possession, officials said.
The Additional Chief Engineer (Planning, Monitoring, Design and Investigation) arrested under Rural Water Supply and Sanitation was due to retire on Monday.
He was arrested for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The Vigilance Court has sent him to 14-day jail remand.
He said that in a corruption case, the vigilance department had found cryptocurrency in the raids of the Additional Chief Engineer.
The raids that started on Friday continued on Saturday as well.
An official statement said that as soon as the officer and his family found investigators at his door, they tried to destroy the cryptographic evidence they held.
Investigators conducted simultaneous searches of his properties in Khurda, Sambalpur and Bargarh districts after a search warrant was issued by a judge.
He has eight plots in Sambalpur worth ₹ 1.27 crore, insurance amount of about ₹ 64.42 lakh, two four wheelers worth ₹ 39 lakh, two wheelers worth ₹ 3 lakh, 332 grams of gold jewelery worth more than ₹ 10 lakh, domestic Got the goods. The statement said ₹15.55 lakh and ₹1.7 lakh in cash.
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