Odisha Vigilance arrests senior revenue assistant for accepting bribe, doctor convicted in bribery charges

Odisha Vigilance on Friday apprehended Satya Priya Nayak, Senior Revenue Assistant (SRA) of Athamallik Tehsil Office in Angul while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a complainant for processing a land partition application.

According to Vigilance sources, the complainant and his family had been requesting Nayak to initiate the partition of paternal land and issue separate Records of Rights (RORs) among the heirs. However, Nayak allegedly refused to process the application without a bribe. Upon facing persistent demands, the complainant approached the Vigilance department, leading to a trap operation.

Nayak was caught red-handed in front of an SBI ATM at SBI Main Branch, Athamallik, while he was about to deposit the bribe money into his account. Following his arrest, Vigilance officials conducted simultaneous searches at two locations linked to Nayak to probe possible disproportionate assets.

A case has been registered under Cuttack Vigilance PS Case No. 7/2025 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. The investigation is currently underway.

Doctor Convicted in Bribery Charges

In a separate case, Dr. Nisith Nisanth Malu, former Block Public Health Officer and in-charge of CHC Phiringia, Kandhamal, was convicted by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Phulbani on charges of bribery. 

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Dr. Malu, currently serving as a Medical Officer at Sub-Divisional Hospital, Talcher, Angul, was earlier charge-sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Berhampur Vigilance PS Case No. 7/2021 for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 from a Multi-Purpose Health Worker (Male) to pass his RCM and TA bills.

The court sentenced Dr. Malu to three years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine. Following the conviction, Odisha Vigilance has decided to approach the competent authority for his dismissal from service.