Overview
- Odisha Vigilance conducted simultaneous searches at seven locations tied to executive engineer Padmalochan Nayak on Tuesday, June 23.
- Investigators recovered a large portfolio said to be worth crores that included multiple plots, multi‑storey buildings, Rs 3.45 lakh in cash, foreign currency, vehicles and heavy equipment while different outlets reported 15–18 plots and two–three buildings.
- The raids were carried out under search warrants from the Special Vigilance Court in Sambalpur by multiple teams led by DSP‑rank officers with inspectors and ASIs.
- Authorities are now verifying bank and postal deposits, other investments and reported foreign travel and are examining Nayak, family members and associates; OrissaPOST reported his arrest on Wednesday, June 24.
- Nayak joined government service in 1991 and rose to executive engineer in 2023, a pay record that officials say contrasts sharply with the scale of assets and that could prompt wider checks of corruption risks in state engineering posts.