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Published By : Prashant Dash | November 11, 2025 9:30 PM
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Boudh, Nov 11: A Revenue Inspector (RI) in Odisha’s Boudh district was convicted on Tuesday on corruption charges.

He was sentenced 3 years imprisonment, by the Special Judge Vigilance, Berhampur

The tainted RI has been identified as Gajendra Digal.

Digal, who was working as RI Phulbani,got trapped by the Vigilance sleuths in 2021 while receiving a bribe worth Rs 15,000 from a landlord for demarcation of a plot. Subsequently, he was arrested and sent to judicial custody in this connection.

In the final hearing of the case scheduled today, the Special Vigilance Judge convicted Digal on the charges of corruption and ordered to undergo a rigorous imprisonment for three years along with a fine worth Rs 20,000.