By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:Today i.e on 21.05.2026, a short while ago, Anil Kumar Panda, Sr. Assistant, O/o ARCS, Titilagarh Circle, Titilagarh, Dist. Bolangir and Herekrushna Majhi, Peon of the same office have been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance *while demanding and taking bribe Rs.70,000/- as 1st instalment of overall demand of bribe Rs.1 lakh from a retired employee of the said office for facilitating release of arrear salary under MACP in his favour*.
The employee retired from service in January, 2025. Despite several requests, the main accused Sri Panda was not initiating the file for drawl of his arrear salary under MACP. Instead, he demanded bribe Rs 1 Lakh from the retired employee and asked him to pay Rs.70,000/- via bank deposit to the account of Peon Harekrushna Majhi as 1st instalment. Being aggrieved by the demanded bribe, the retired staffer approached the vigilance authorities alleging harassment.
