Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths apprehended Manjula Pradhan, a junior clerk at Deogarh College, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a former student. The bribe was taken in exchange for issuing a fresh original Plus II certificate to replace damaged ones.
According to reports, the entire bribe amount has been recovered from the possession of Pradhan and seized.
Following the arrest, simultaneous searches are being conducted at two locations linked to Pradhan to investigate any potential disproportionate assets.
A case has been registered at Rourkela Vigilance Police Station (Case No. 03, dated 13-02-25) under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. The investigation is ongoing against Pradhan.
