Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials on Friday apprehended Assistant Fisheries Officer (AFO), Naktideul in Sambalpur district Snehalata Mohanty for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 in the form of an unnamed signed bank cheque from a SHG (Self Help Group) for facilitating release of the subsidy amount in their favour in the Scheme “Carp Grow-out in GP Tanks by WSHGS”.
Vigilance officials have seized the tainted bank cheque and connected documents from the possession of the accused.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are underway at two locations of Mohanty from disproportionate assets (DA) angle.
Vigilance has registered a case against Mohanty under section 7 of the PC (Amendment) Act of 2018.
Further investigation against Mohanty is underway.
