By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: On Thursday, Snehalata Mohanty, Assistant Fisheries Officer(AFO), Naktideul, in Sambalpur has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance for demand and acceptance of bribe Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) in the form of an unnamed signed Bank Cheque from a SHG (Self Help Group) for facilitating release of the subsidy amount in their favour in the Scheme “Carp Grow-out in GP Tanks by WSHGS”.
The tainted Bank Cheque and connected documents have been seized from the possession of accused Smt.Mohanty and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of Smt.Mohanty from DA angle.
In this connection, Sambalpur Vigilance PS Case No. 31 dt.14.12.2023 U/s 7 PC (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered.Investigation is in progress against accused Smt. Mohanty, AFO. Detailed report follows.
