
PWD engineer’s houses in Vellore, Hosur raided
The Hindu
₹2.06 crore, gold jewellery, property documents seized
In a two-day joint operation, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption and Inspection Cell officers searched the residences of Shobana, the Executive Engineer of the Technical Education Division of the Public Works Department, in Vellore and Hosur. In the searches that ended on Wednesday, the DVAC seized ₹2,06,90,300 in cash, 38 sovereign of gold jewellery, 1.320 kg of silver, fixed deposit certificates worth ₹27,98,000, 14 property documents, 11 bank passbooks and a bank locker key.
Ms. Shobana is in charge of infrastructure work in eight districts — Cuddalore, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Thiruvannamalai, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri. She also sanctions the bills for works undertaken by the private contractors in these districts.