Sambalpur: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths today arrested the RI and Amin of Kesheibahal in Sambalpur district for demanding and accepting a bribe.
The accused persons have been identified as Tulasa Padhan, R.I. and Mukesh Sahu, Amin of the same office in Kesheibahal.
Pradhan and Sahu have been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance for demanding and accepting of bribe of Rs 7,000 as the final instalment of the overall demand of Rs 10,000 from a complainant to make a field enquiry in a land matter.
Earlier, the complainant, as per their demand had paid Rs 3,000 but they were demanding Rs 7,000 more to do the work. Finding no other way, the complaint alleged before the Vigilance Authority about his harassment.
Accordingly, the Vigilance team nabbed today both the accused persons, while Sahu was accepting the final instalment of bribe amount Rs7,000 from the complainant as per direction of RI, Pradhan. The entire tainted bribe money has been recovered and seized from the accused persons.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations each from a DA angle.
In this connection, Sambalpur Vigilance PS Case No. 21 dt.19.08.2024 U/s 7 PC (Amendment)Act, 2018 has been registered. The investigation is in progress against Pradhan and Sahu.
