Bhubaneswar: Two government officials were convicted and sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment each in separate corruption cases in Cuttack and Angul districts.
Separate vigilance courts in Cuttack and Angul convicted Usman Khan, former Law Moharir-cum-Tax Collector (Retired) of Cuttack Municipal Corporation, and Srikanta Mohapatra of City Level Technical Cell (CLTC) Professional at DRDA-cum-DUDA, Angul.
Usman Khan was charged by Odisha Vigilance under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(c)(d) of the PC Act 1988/409 IPC for misappropriating government money collected as fines from defaulting persons as municipal dues.
He was convicted by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack, and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for four years and pay a fine. Usman Khan was sent to jail custody to serve his sentence. Odisha Vigilance will now move to stop his pension following his conviction.
In a second case, Srikanta Mohapatra (terminated from service) was charged-sheeted by Odisha Vigilance under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(d)/7 of the PC Act, 1988, for demanding and taking a bribe from a complainant to process data in a computer for passing a bill under the PMAY Scheme.
He was convicted by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Angul, and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for four years and pay a fine. Mohapatra was sent to jail custody to serve his sentence.
