Tag: Bribe

Nuapada: Vigilance sleuths today arrested Khadial Kendu Leaf Division’s DFO Laxmikanta Mishra while he was demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2.20 lakh from a Ranger here in Nuapada district. According to sources, a government project of Rs 13 lakh has been sanctioned for Lakhna Range in the district to construct houses and kendu […]

Berhampur: A doctor at the Buguda Community Health Centre (CHC) in Ganjam district was arrested by Vigilance officials today for accepting bribe of Rs 1500. As per a complaint, doctor B Gopal Chandra Rao of the Buguda CHC had already taken Rs 3,000 bribe for the operation of a patient. He was caught red-handed by […]

Bhadrak: Bhadrak Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Gitanjali Patnaik was arrested by Vigilance today for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 8000. As per complaint, CDMO Gitanjali had demanded bribe from a supervisor of Sarada Security and Facility Service, a security agency, to pass a pending bill. After arresting Gitanjali, officials of the anti-corruption wing […]

Baripada/ Balasore: Vigilance officials today arrested the Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) Mayurbhanj branch DGM Yashwant Choudhry while he was demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000. The DGM had demanded Rs, 5000 bribe from a local allegedly to make a bill for a rented vehicle at his office. Later, a trap was […]

Nabarangpur: A junior engineer (JE) of Nabarangpur small irrigation department was filmed while taking Rs 54,000 bribe from a contractor to pass a final bill for the Papadahandi check dam work. The footage of the video in possession of OTV shows JE Kabin Behera taking bribe for the check dam work completed in 2016. Though […]

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths today arrested JE Amiya Kumar Panda in Sadar Block of Puri for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 7000 from a contractor for preparing bill of a construction work. The contractor Ranjit Lenka had been allotted construction work of an ‘akhada’ at Lokanath Road in Puri and Rs two lakh had been sanctioned […]

Balasore: Vigilance sleuths today arrested Inspector-in-charge (IIC) Surendra Beuria of Baliapal police station in Balasore district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. According to sources the IIC  had demanded Rs 20,000 as bribe from a relative of one Ganesh Chandra Mohapatra, who is accused in a land dispute, for not arresting Ganesh. […]

Malkangiri: The gynaecologist at the district headquarters hospital, who was shifted two days ago to the CDMO office for allegedly taking bribe from a Bonda (tribal) woman, has returned the amount to the victim in presence of Chief District Medical Officer, relatives of the victim said today. “Doctor Nirmal Nayak had taken Rs 3500 from […]

Malkangiri: A Bonda woman had to allegedly bribe a doctor to get her delivery done at the Malkangiri district headquarters hospital. The doctor had also reportedly threatened to stop medicines if she failed to pay the money. On registration of a complaint by the woman’s husband, the doctor was shifted to the office of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday arrested Angul district revenue inspector (RI) Padan Nayak on the charge of demanding and accepting bribe from a person for a land verification report at Paripara village under Nisha police limits in the district. The RI had demanded Rs 3,000 bribe from one Sonu Barik for sending a land verification report […]

Bhadrak: Vigilance sleuths today arrested Village Level Worker (VLW) Narahari Aich of Shyamsundarpur Panchayat under Tihidi block in Bhadrak district for demanding and accepting bribe. According to sources the VLW had demanded Rs 5,000 as bribe from a beneficiary for clearing a bill under the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY). Investigation is on into the matter, […]

Keonjhar: Vigilance sleuths today arrested the revenue inspector of Raisuan panchayat in Keonjhar district and his office peon for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 for demarcation of a land. A seven-member team of the anti-corruption wing, led by Keonjhar Vigilance DSP Harekrushna Majhi, caught the accused persons redhanded while taking bribe from one […]

Kalahandi: Vigilance sleuths on Thursday arrested district Deputy Labour Commissioner Dinabandhu Adhikari while accepting bribe of Rs 20,000 from a person for releasing ex-gratia funds announced in the name of his deceased brother. As per sources, the labour official was caught red handed while accepting the bribe from Madhusudan Dora Chamapadeipur village of Lanjigarh block […]

Rourkela: The CBI, which had arrested Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Executive Director (Works) BP Burma yesterday on graft charges, today found gold ornaments worth Rs 15 lakh and Rs 6.5 lakh worth of diamond jewellery from his bank locker. Besides, two Titan luxury watches were also found from the locker. Also Read: RSP ED arrested […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Executive Director (Works) BP Burma today allegedly for taking bribe. Burma was arrested on the allegation of taking Rs 1 lakh bribe to pass a tender, said CBI SP. Earlier on Sunday, a six-day team of the CBI had raided the house and […]