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In a high-profile crackdown on corruption, the Odisha Vigilance Department on Saturday arrested Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, the Chief Engineer of the RW Department, following explosive revelations of amassing assets grossly disproportionate to his known sources of income. A massive raid was carried out by the Vigilance officials on the properties linked to Sarangi on Friday, a day before his scheduled retirement.

On Friday, the Vigilance officials conducted simultaneous raids on multiple properties owned by Sarangi and uncovered a staggering Rs 2.56 crore in unaccounted cash stashed within his residence. In what appeared to be a desp...