Chief Construction Engineer N V Harihara Rao in Vigilance scanner; Huge property including cash worth Rs 46.45 Lakh unearthed, check

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance has unearthed a huge property including cash worth Rs 46.45 Lakh from the possession of N V Harihara Rao, the Chief Construction Engineer of the Rural Works Circle in Balasore and his relatives.

During house searches so far, the following assets have been unearthed in the name of Sri Rao and his family members:

One double storeyed building with area 2100 Sqft. over plot No. 4592 at Bhabinipur, Berhampur.
One building with area 3000 Sqft. over plot No.284, at Patrapada, Bhubaneswar.
One 3-BHK Flat with area approx 1200 Sqft. located at Spectrum Green Apartment Flat No.205, 1st Floor, Baidyanathpur, Kamapalli, Berhampur.
2 suspected benami flats, one at Orchid Residency, Sundarpada, BBSR, and another at Swastik Apartment, Baidyanathnagar, Berhampur. Ownership being verified.
4 high value homestead plots including 2 in Bhubaneswar & 1 in Berhampur. Details as under;
A piece of land vide plot No.284, Khata No.235 with area 0.084 dcml at Patrapada, Bhubaneswar.
A piece of land vide plot No.188, Khata No.266 with area 0.0058 dcml at Tangibanta, Bhubaneswar.
A piece of land vide plot No.4592, Khata No.1135 with area 0.057 dcml at Berhmapur town.
A piece of land vide plot No.1360/2174, Khata No.367/162 with area 0.124 dcml at Badagumula, Ganjam.
The measurement and valuation/assessment of the above buildings/flat/plots are being carried out by Vigilance Technical Wing.

Bank deposits over Rs.1.11crore.
Cash Rs.46.45 Lakhs unearthed during search from house of his brother-in-law at Berhampur. Brother-in-law of Sri Rao is working as Govt Doctor at Berhampur Jail. Source of such huge cash is being verified.
Other deposits and investments are being ascertained.
One locker being maintained at SBI, Berhampur branch in name of his spouse is still to be opened.
1 four wheeler & 1 two wheeler.
Further probe and sear operation is underway.