Odisha Vigilance today apprehended Janaki Ranjan Mallik, Revenue Inspector (RI) of Kakhadi Circle under Sadar Tahasil, Cuttack, while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a land owner.
According to officials, the land owner had applied online for mutation and issuance of ROR (Patta). RI Mallik fixed the hearing date for January 27, 2026, and asked the applicant to meet him on January 20. During the meeting, Mallik demanded ₹10,000 to submit a favourable report in the mutation case.
The land owner, unable to pay, reported the matter to the Vigilance authorities. Acting on the complaint, a Vigilance team laid a trap and caught Mallik red-handed in his office today while taking the bribe. The tainted money was recovered from his possession and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are underway at three locations linked to Mallik to investigate disproportionate assets.
In this connection, Cuttack Vigilance PS Case No. 3/2026 has been registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. Investigation is in progress.
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