By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:Today i.e. on 26.06.2026, a short while ago, Prafulla Haldar, Livestock Inspector of Raighar under the Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO) in Nabarangpur district, has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking a bribe of Rs. 80,000/- ( Rupees Eighty Thousand) from a beneficiary in lieu of relase of subsidy amount under the State’s Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana.
The scheme supports dairy farmers and assists in establishing dairy units ranging from 1 to 5 cows. As per the guideline of the scheme, the dairy farmer had been selected as a beneficiary. Accused LI Sri Haldar demanded bribe Rs. 80,000/- from the beneficiary in lieu of relase of subsidy amount and threatened to block the subsidy amount of his and other beneficiaries from his village, if the bribe ws not paid.
Finding no other means, the beneficiary (Complainant) approached the vigilance authorities. Following this, today, a team of Odisha Vigilance nabbed Sri Haldar, while taking bribe Rs.80,000/- from the complt. The entire bribe money Rs.80,000/- has been recovered from the possession of Sri Haldar and seized.
