Odisha Vigilance apprehends Junior Engineer for taking Rs 25,000 bribe
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | August 9, 2024 4:46 PM
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Jagatsinghpur, Aug 9: Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Friday apprehended a Junior Engineer (JE) in Naugaon block of Jagatsinghpur district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a complainant.
The JE identified as Smruti Ranjan Nayak was apprehended by the anti-corruption agency along with Babina Das (Private Person) for allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 25,000 bribe from a Contractor for handing over a cheque for clearing his final pending bill.
The duo was nabbed red-handed and the entire bribe money has been recovered from their possession and seized.
Following the trap, the officials launched simultaneous searches at two locations of associated with Nayak from Disproportionate Asset (DA) angle.
Further investigation into the matter was underway and more details in this regard are awaited.
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