Odisha Vigilance on Thursday apprehended Laxmi Narayan Maharana, a Multi-Purpose Health Supervisor (MPHS) in the Mahulpatna Sector, who is also in charge of Vital Statistics at the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Thuamul Rampur of Kalahandi district, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 via UPI from a complainant to process and issue a birth certificate for the complainant and his relatives.
The Vigilance team seized the accused’s smartphone, which was used to receive the bribe, along with the applications for birth certificates submitted by the complainant and others.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are being conducted at three locations associated with Maharana to investigate possible disproportionate assets.
A case has been registered against Maharana at the Koraput Vigilance Police Station under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. Further investigations into the matter are underway.
