Patra had demanded Rs 20,000 from the complainant on the pretext of appointing him as a ladder man with the office of SDO electrical TPSODL.
Majhi said the luxury SUV which is worth Rs 19 lakh has been purchased in the name of a woman and the Collector used it a day after the lease was passed, Majhi alleged.
Rairakhol: A sub-divisional Medical Officer (SDMO) was caught while accepting a bribe from a patient at the subdivision hospital here in Sambalpur district on Monday. The SDMO, Bipin Sahoo was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 5500 from the attendants of a patient. Sahoo allegedly demanded the illegal gratification for conducting an operation on the patient […]
Dhenkanal: The Inspector In Charge (IIC) of Nihal Prasad Police Station in Dhenkanal was arrested by vigilance sleuths for accepting a bribe of Rs 6000 on Friday. As per reports, the inspector, Chittaranjan Behera had demanded bribe from one Aintha Sethi whose daughter-in-law had lodged an FIR at the same police station against him, his […]
Bhubaneswar: Three superintendents of GST and Central Excise were caught by CBI sleuths on Tuesday while allegedly accepting bribe for settling a case pertaining to a private engineering college in Bhubaneswar. As per reports, the arrested officials were accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh at a luxury hotel in Bhubaneswar when the CBI personnel […]
Sambalpur: A Woman forest guard posted at the Sambalpur Sadar forest range was trapped by Vigilance department officials while accepting a bribe of Rs 36,000, on Tuesday. As per reports, the woman forest guard, identified as Madhusmita Mohapatra was allegedly caught red handed while accepting the bribe money from the complainant Parsuram Mirdha, Treasurer of […]
Koraput: Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday caught the Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) of Nandapur here red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 1.75 lakh. As per sources, the officials of the Jeypore division laid a trap based on a complaint and held the CDPO Snigdharani Mishra who in her office was receiving the bribe amount […]
Bhubaneswar: A constable attached to the accounts section of Commissionerate Police was arrested by Vigilance department on charges of corruption. The accused constable, Suresh Chandra Das was nabbed while accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from another police official, who is presently working as OAPF at Balipatna Police Station. The complainant Ratnakar Pedenti of Rayagada […]
Bolangir: The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) (Kendu leaf) of Patnagarh, Pranab Kumar Mohanty was on Wednesday caught red-handed by Vigilance sleuths while reportedly accepting percentage commission (PC) of Rs 1.66 lakh. According to initial reports, the DFO had sanctioned Rs 10.37 lakh for repair work of a building used for storing kendu leaf and demanded […]
Sundergarh: Some instances prove that corruption is so deeply rooted that you simply cannot get your work done without paying a bribe to corrupt officials, be it government babus or even an ordinary clerk in Odisha. Still not convinced, sample the case of Namita Majhi of Sundergarh who was asked to pay Rs 60,000 for […]
Bolangir: A Village Agricultural Worker (VAW) of Puintala block of Bolangir district was suspended by the collector after a video purportedly showing the VAW demanding bribe went viral. The news was first telecast on OTV this morning. Making a mockery of Odisha government’s 5T policy, the accused VAW of Puintala, Subhendu Kumar Behera was seen […]
Bolangir: Greed can lead to disastrous consequences and often one has to pay a high price for it. Following a report by OTV about a video purportedly showing a havildar taking bribe from a truck driver in Bolangir, the concerned cop was suspended from duty immediately. As per reports, the havildar Sankirtan Putel of Kantabanji […]
Koraput: A video purportedly showing Kotpad Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), Surama Seth taking bribe from anganwadi workers has been doing rounds on various social media platforms since Thursday. Sources said Seth was collecting Rs 500 bribe from each anganwadi centre under Girla sector for releasing funds for procurement of pre-school kits while she visited […]
Bolangir: In a disgraceful act, a Junior Engineer (JE) posted at Puintala block of Bolangir district was caught on camera while accepting bribe from a person. The video which is in possession of OTV, purportedly shows JE Satya Narayan Tripathy accepting bribe from a ward member to clear pending bill on account of road construction […]
By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Recently we saw on our TV sets disturbing visuals of a uniformed police officer in Balasore district being chased and manhandled by a mob. People vented their ire on the officer concerned as he had arrived late to investigate the alleged death of a boy whose body had been found hanging […]
Malkangiri: The inspector in-charge of Malkangiri Sadar Police Station was suspended today for accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh while two sub-inspectors were detained by Vigilance officials. As per reports, inspector in-charge Ranjan Sahu, sub-inspectors Manas Ranjan and Sunil Kumar were caught red handed by anti-corruption officials last night while taking bribe from a […]
New Delhi: The Government has compulsorily retired almost a dozen senior tax officers on charges ranging from extortion, bribe and sexual harassment. The axe has fallen on about 12 senior officers of the rank of Chief Commissioners, Principal Commissioners and Commissioners of Income Tax (I-T) Department under FR (fundamental rule) 56 (j) of Central Civil […]
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday accused the BJP of indulging in horse-trading and said that it offered Rs 10 crore each to at least seven of its MLAs for joining the saffron party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Speaking to the media, AAP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia […]
Bhubaneswar: A customs official at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar found himself in trouble after an air passenger accused him of threatening with dire consequences and forcefully demanding a bribe. As per sources, one Kuppuswamy Nagarajan, a native of Shevapet in Tamil Nadu, arrived at the BPI Airport from Bangkok in AirAsia flight […]
Jaleswar: A local contractor has filed an FIR against BJD’s Jaleswar MLA, Aswini Kumar Patra for allegedly making casteist remarks and demanding bribe. The FIR was filed at Jaleswar Police Station. As per the reports, contractor, Lokanath Jena filed the FIR against Patra alleging that the MLA misbehaved with him and passed casteist remarks as […]
Deogarh: An Executive Engineer of Minor Irrigation Division in Deogarh was arrested by the Vigilance sleuths on Saturday while accepting a bribe of Rs 21,000 from a contractor. The executive engineer, identified as Rabindra Kumar Mehto, had reportedly sought Rs 21,000 bribe from a contractor Dilip Kumar Padhi for passing the latter’s pending bills. “A […]
The flurry of gift-dispensing activity seen across Odisha on the occasion of Diwali revives the age old question: when does a ‘gift’ stop being a gift and become ‘illegal gratification’? This question, in turn, spawns a host of other related questions. What determines the nature of a gift – the price of the article, the […]
Bhubaneswar: Continuing his tirade against the State government, expelled BJD leader and former minister Damodar Rout today alleged that he was offered a bribe of Rs 1 crore to keep mum on the sapling scam. Rout made such startling revelation during his first public meeting held at Nrurtanga in Mahanaga after his expulsion from BJD. […]
Bhubaneswar: Following a series of allegations against officers, newly appointed police commissioner Satyajit Mohanty today categorically warned officials to keep themselves away from ‘corrupt practices’. “There will be absolutely zero tolerance towards corruption in police. Besides, strict action would be taken against officers and other personnel charged of taking bribes and indulging in any other […]
Baripada: A police sub-inspector was arrested by Vigilance sleuths in Baripada today while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000. A Vigilance team caught Sachidananda Kishan, the Sub-Inspector of Bariapa Police station under Mayurbhanj district while he was taking bribe, sources said. According to sources, Sachidananda had sought bribe from one accused Biswajeet Sikhar, who was […]
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