Kataka: Odisha Vigilance has arrested Tapan Sethi, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Rural Works (R&B) Sub-Division at Badachana in Jajpur district, in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.

According to Odisha Vigilance, Sethi was found in possession of assets allegedly disproportionate to his known sources of income during searches conducted at properties linked to him. He is scheduled to be produced before the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Kataka.

The assets detected during the searches include three multi-storey buildings in Kataka, Bhubaneswar and Puri, three high-value plots, a farmhouse spread over 1.02 acres, 747 grams of gold, bank deposits amounting to Rs 20.87 lakh and two four-wheelers.

Vigilance officials said Sethi could not satisfactorily explain the source of the assets detected during the searches.

In connection with the case, Vigilance Cell Police Station Case No. 8/2026 has been registered against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Sethi is posted at the R&B Sub-Division in Badachana under the supervision of the R&B Division at Charbatia, Choudwar.

Further investigation into the case is underway.