Odisha: Vigilance comes throughout Rs 8 crore in property, Rs 1.75 crore in cryptos in engineer’s home 

Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: When the Odisha Vigilance raided the premises of senior engineer Nihar Ranjan Das on Friday, the anti-corruption bureau got here throughout property price over Rs 8 crore. But what left the sleuths much more shocked was a whopping Rs 1.75 crore invested in cryptocurrencies. 

Das, posted as Additional Chief Engineer of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Bhubaneswar circle, has accrued huge movable and immovable property that included eight plots and two homes.

But it was his cryptocurrency funding that attracted the eye of the Vigilance. When the raid was carried out in Das’ residence in Bhubaneswar, he reportedly flung paperwork associated to investments in digital currencies alongside along with his cell phone from the window to maintain them out of the search staff’s sights.

However, the Vigilance officers seized the broken cell phone and about 38 paperwork associated to investments in cryptocurrencies. 

“Our preliminary investigation means that a number of the accounts have been opened by Das in several names to spend money on cryptocurrencies. The electronic mail IDs used to open the accounts are comparable too,” stated a senior Vigilance officer. 

The officers have seized a diary during which Das has talked about all the main points of his investments in digital currencies. This is for the primary time the anti-corruption company of the State has come throughout digital foreign money funding from a public servant which compelled them to take the help of crypto specialists from New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru to totally look at the seized paperwork. 

Vigilance officers suspect that the worth of investments made by Das in cryptocurrencies could also be much more and additional particulars can be ascertained throughout the investigation.

Besides investments in cryptocurrencies, Das and his relations have been present in possession of a 3-BHK flat in Kharvela Nagar space in Bhubaneswar having a market worth of Rs 32.5 lakh, eight plots in Sambalpur having a registered sale deed worth of over Rs 1.27 crore and a three-storeyed constructing within the western Odisha district.

The different traced property of Das embody financial institution and insurance coverage deposits to the tune of Rs 64.42 lakh, Rs 1.07 lakh in money, gold ornaments weighing about 332 grams price over Rs 10 lakh and family articles amounting to greater than Rs 15.55 lakh.

Das was additionally present in possession of two four-wheelers price about Rs 39 lakh and two Royal Enfield bullets costing Rs 3 lakh.

Das, who’s Additional Chief Engineer (planning, monitoring, design and investigation), is meant to retire three days later. So far, the worth of his traced movable and immovable property is estimated to be round Rs 8 crore.

The searches have been carried out in three districts of Khurda, Sambalpur and Bargarh.

BHUBANESWAR: When the Odisha Vigilance raided the premises of senior engineer Nihar Ranjan Das on Friday, the anti-corruption bureau got here throughout property price over Rs 8 crore. But what left the sleuths much more shocked was a whopping Rs 1.75 crore invested in cryptocurrencies. 

Das, posted as Additional Chief Engineer of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Bhubaneswar circle, has accrued huge movable and immovable property that included eight plots and two homes.

But it was his cryptocurrency funding that attracted the eye of the Vigilance. When the raid was carried out in Das’ residence in Bhubaneswar, he reportedly flung paperwork associated to investments in digital currencies alongside along with his cell phone from the window to maintain them out of the search staff’s sights.

However, the Vigilance officers seized the broken cell phone and about 38 paperwork associated to investments in cryptocurrencies. 

“Our preliminary investigation means that a number of the accounts have been opened by Das in several names to spend money on cryptocurrencies. The electronic mail IDs used to open the accounts are comparable too,” stated a senior Vigilance officer. 

The officers have seized a diary during which Das has talked about all the main points of his investments in digital currencies. This is for the primary time the anti-corruption company of the State has come throughout digital foreign money funding from a public servant which compelled them to take the help of crypto specialists from New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru to totally look at the seized paperwork. 

Vigilance officers suspect that the worth of investments made by Das in cryptocurrencies could also be much more and additional particulars can be ascertained throughout the investigation.

Besides investments in cryptocurrencies, Das and his relations have been present in possession of a 3-BHK flat in Kharvela Nagar space in Bhubaneswar having a market worth of Rs 32.5 lakh, eight plots in Sambalpur having a registered sale deed worth of over Rs 1.27 crore and a three-storeyed constructing within the western Odisha district.

The different traced property of Das embody financial institution and insurance coverage deposits to the tune of Rs 64.42 lakh, Rs 1.07 lakh in money, gold ornaments weighing about 332 grams price over Rs 10 lakh and family articles amounting to greater than Rs 15.55 lakh.

Das was additionally present in possession of two four-wheelers price about Rs 39 lakh and two Royal Enfield bullets costing Rs 3 lakh.

Das, who’s Additional Chief Engineer (planning, monitoring, design and investigation), is meant to retire three days later. So far, the worth of his traced movable and immovable property is estimated to be round Rs 8 crore.

The searches have been carried out in three districts of Khurda, Sambalpur and Bargarh.