Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths arrested Sandhyarani Panigrahi, CDPO, Beguniapada in Ganjam district, red-handed while she was demanding and taking a bribe of Rs 12,000 from a staff of an Anganwadi centre at her office at Beguniapada for release of the complainant’s arrear remuneration.
The entire bribe money has been recovered and seized from the possession of the accused.
Following the trap, simultaneous house searches are underway at three locations linked to Sandhya Panigrahi from the disproportionate asset (DA) angle.
A case has been registered at the Berhampur Vigilance police station in this connection under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. Investigation into the case is in progress against accused Sandhyarani Panigrahi and a detailed report is awaited.
