Tag: Prevention of Corruption Act

Odisha Vigilance has arrested Bhanja Kishore Behera, Ex‑SRA of Tirtol Block (later posted at Naugaon Tahasil), and Pradipta Kumar Mallik, retired Ex‑PEO of Tirtol ...

Odisha Vigilance has arrested three individuals, including two government engineers and a private contractor, for misappropriating Rs 55.69 lakh in ...

Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday trapped two staff members of the Regional Transport Office (RTO), Raurkela, for demanding and accepting a ...

Odisha Vigilance today arrested Debadyuti Nanda, former Junior Assistant of the office of the Block Education Officer (BEO), Baliapal, for allegedly misappropriating government funds worth Rs 37.32 lakh. Nanda, currently posted as Junior Assistant at Padmalochan Government High School, Jagai, Baliapal, was taken into custody for preparing forged arrear pay bills between 2022 and 2026. According to Vigilance sources, Nanda fraudulently inserted his own forged arrear bills into the arrear DA bills of other employees under the BEO office, taking advantage of his position as bill clerk‑cum‑accountant. The manipulation allowed him to divert government money into his own account. A case has been registered at Baleshwar Vigilance PS Case No. 13/2026 under Sections 13(2) r/w 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 and Sections 467, 468, 471, 477‑A of the IPC. The accused is being forwarded to court today. Officials said the arrest underscores Odisha Vigilance’s continued drive against financial irregularities in government offices and its focus on digital transparency and accountability.

Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of Dhirendra Kumar Satapathy, Former Secretary of the Regional Cooperative Marketing Society (RCMS), Bonai, ...

Odisha Vigilance today apprehended Sitakanta Rana, Principal of Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya (OAV), Th. Rampur in Kalahandi district, while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a ...

Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of Ashok Kumar Padhy, former Junior Engineer at the Assistant Soil Conservation Office in ...

Odisha Vigilance has arrested Sanjay Kumar Kispatta, Executive Engineer of Odisha Construction Corporation (OCC) Ltd., Bhubaneswar, currently deputed to the ...

Odisha Vigilance has registered a corruption case against Akshaya Kumar Sethy, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) posted at Nachuni Police Station ...

The Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of Gouranga Marthi, a retired Dealing Assistant from the Office of the District ...