Vigilance raid on Former R&B chief engineer: 1.5 kg gold, Rs 2.7 crore bank deposits, multiple flats and plots detected

The Vigilance officials on Monday were taken aback after they stumbled upon a huge stock of gold, diamond and silver ornaments during a raid on the properties linked to Tara Prasad Mishra, former Chief Engineer, Roads & Building (Civil), Odisha.

The raids were conducted on Mishra’s properties on the charges of amassing properties disproportionate to his known sources of income. The raids are currently underway at 9 places linked to Mishra in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Jharsuguda.

Senior Vigilance officials informed that 10 high value flats in Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda and seven plots, bank deposits of over Rs 2.7 crore and 1.5 kg of gold was detected during the searches so far.

Apart from this, cash worth over Rs 6 lakh, 2 luxury cars including a Mercedes, multiple watches including Rolex (Approx Rs 13 lakh) has been detected.

In a release, Vigilance officials said Mishra has also spent around Rs 80 lakh on the medical education of his daughter. Other deposits and investments in shares & Mutual funds are being ascertained.

As per initial reports, Mishra had come under scanner following several allegations during his tenure. However, he had retired from government service last year.

(The Vigilance raid is continuing. Refresh page for updates)