Senior Clerk In Odisha Arrested For Taking Bribe

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Cuttack: Vigilance sleuths of Cuttack Division on Friday caught Sri Sadhu Chatamba Senior Clerk red-handed posted in the office of the Sub- Collector, Pallahara in Angul district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 from a man.

The complainant Ghasiram Behera had sought the intervention of the Vigilance officials after Sadhu demanded Rs 2,000 from him to accord permission for sale of his land.

After receiving the complaint, vigilance officials laid a trap to nab Sadhu red-handed. When Behera went to Sadhu’s office to pay the bribe amount, the vigilance officials present at the spot in plain clothes nabbed him.

The entire tainted bribe money has been recovered from possession of Sadhu. Meanwhile, the residential house and office of the accused is being searched on charges of owning disproportionate assets (DA) from his known source of income.

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