By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:Surendra Kumar Dash, Revenue Inspector of Tusar RI Circle under Athamallik Tahasil, was caught while receiving Rs 6,000, the final instalment of an overall bribe demand of Rs 10,000, from a landowner.
Cuttack Vigilance Police Station registered Case No. 01 dated January 8, 2026 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 against the accused.
The complainant had applied for demarcation of his plots on November 24, 2025. When he approached the RI on January 5, to enquire about the status of his application, Dash allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 to initiate the process and pass orders for demarcation. The RI reportedly accepted Rs 2,000 as the first instalment on the same day and asked the landowner to pay the remaining Rs 8,000 on January 8.
When the landowner expressed his inability to pay the remaining amount, the accused allegedly reduced the demand to Rs 6,000 after negotiation.
