Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths On Tuesday arrested Santanu Kumar Mallik, Block Education Officer (BEO) of Hindol in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district while demanding and accepting Rs 10,000 bribe from a teacher for release of his arrear salary pending on official ground.
According to Odisha Vigilance, the entire bribe money of Rs 10,000 has been recovered and seized from the possession of the accused.
Following a complaint lodged by the teacher, the Vigilance officials set up a trap to nab the BEO. Currently, simultaneous searches are underway at three locations related to Mallik from the disproportionate assets (DA) angle.
A case (No 06 dt.10.4.23) has been registered with the Cuttack Vigilance under Section 7PC (Amendment) Act, 2018. An investigation is in progress against the accused.
Vigilance sleuths recovered Rs 11,10,370 cash during the search at Mallick’s Bhadrak residence and Rs 82,000 cash from his Hindol residence. A total of Rs 11.92 lakh cash has been recovered during the searches at different premises related to Mallik so far. The searches are still underway.
