By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK: On Tuesday, Binapani Behera, Junior Engineer, Papadahandi Block in Nabarangpur has been arrested by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and accepting bribe Rs. 20,000/- from a Complt. (Contractor) for facilitating clearance of pending bills of work done, Director of Vigilance said .
Further, Rs.3,13,000/- recovered from her residential quarter during house search. In this connection Koraput Vigilance PS Case no 26 dt.13-12-21 U/s 7PC (Amd) Act 2018 has been registered. Investigation in progress.
According to a press note from the Vigilance Directorate, Behera has demanded an undue advantage of Rs.20,000 from a complainant for facilitating payment of bill Rs 2.25 lakh.
On the basis of a plaint, the Vigilance sleuths laid a trap and caught the accused JE red-handed at her residential Govt. quarter while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant.She has been arrested and will be forwarded to Court. In this connection, Koraput Vigilance P.S. Case No.26 dated 13.12.2021 U/s 7 Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered and is under investigation, the Vigilance Directorate further said.
