Kalahandi: Odisha Vigilance has arrested Debendra Sahoo, Accountant-cum-Data Entry Operator (ADEO) of Junagarh Block in Kalahandi district, while accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000. The arrest was made today.
According to reports, Sahoo demanded the bribe from a PMAY beneficiary to process his file for sanction of a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).The beneficiary had been requesting Sahoo for the past one week to clear his file after being selected under the scheme. However, the accused allegedly demanded Rs 6,000 as bribe to process the file.
Unable to pay the amount, the poor beneficiary approached the Odisha Vigilance with a complaint. Acting swiftly on the complaint, a Vigilance team laid a trap and caught Debendra Sahoo red-handed while accepting the bribe money. The entire tainted amount of Rs 6,000 was recovered from his possession and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are being conducted at two locations linked to the accused to probe his disproportionate assets. A case has been registered against him at Koraput Vigilance Police Station under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. Further investigation is underway.
