Overview

• On May 30, Odisha Vigilance raided seven properties linked to Chief Engineer Baikuntha Nath Sarangi and seized between ₹2.1 crore and ₹2.52 crore in cash.
• Sarangi threw bundles of ₹500 notes from his Bhubaneswar flat window when officers arrived, and all the thrown cash was recovered in the presence of witnesses.
• Beyond cash, officials uncovered two double-storeyed houses in Angul, flats in Bhubaneswar and Puri, and seven land plots on the outskirts of both cities.
• Financial forensics revealed equity investments worth ₹2.7 crore, bank and insurance deposits totalling ₹1.5 crore, and a family locker at an Axis Bank branch in Angul.
• A 26-officer team—including eight DSPs, 12 Inspectors and six ASIs—led the operation and has begun property valuations and project-approval audits as the probe continues.