By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:Today i.e on 24.02.2026, a short while ago, Sri Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle, Cuttack has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance *while demanding and taking bribe Rs.30,000/- from a businessman( licenced coal vendor) in exchange for allowing smooth running of his coal depot and to grant permission to transport coal*. The entire tainted bribe money has been recovered from his possession and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are being conducted at three locations linked to Sri Mohanty from DA angle.
In this connection, Bhubaneswar Vigilance PS Case No. 01 dated 23.02.2026 has been registered u/s 7PC (Amendment) Act, 2018 against the accused Sri Mohanty, Dy. Director of Mines. Detailed report follows.
