Bhubaneswar, Feb 17: A Vigilance Court in Odisha on Tuesday ordered to confiscate the illegal assets of a retired RD Executive Engineer, convicted on the charges of DA.
Following conviction in a DA case, the Confiscation Court (Authorised Officer, Special Court, Vigilance), Bhubaneswar on Tuesday ordered the confiscation of disproportionate assets worth Rs 2,50,44,029 belonging to Simadri Nayak, former Executive Engineer of R.W. Division, Nabarangpur.
According to the order, the to-be confiscated properties include immovable and movable assets. Among the immovable assets are one multi-storeyed building at Rayagada, two buildings at Nabarangpur, and three plots- one located in Rayagada town and two in Nabarangpur town. The movable assets also comprise sizeable bank deposits and gold ornaments.
Nayak and his spouse were charge-sheeted by Odisha Vigilance under Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, along with Section 109 of the IPC, for possession of assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
Following the trial, both were convicted by the Special Judge, Special Court, Bhubaneswar, on December 11, 2023, for possessing disproportionate assets.
