Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance on Sunday apprehended a Junior Assistant on charges of bribery. The person in question, Golak Bihari Podha works with the Sub-Divisional Veterinary Office in Subarnpur.
He was allegedly receiving a bribe of 15,000 from a complainant (Live Stock Inspector) for processing and drawl of his pending salary.
Initially, Podha took Rs 20,000, bribe but did not release the salary and demanded another Rs 15,000 to do the same. Following this, the complainant approached the Vigilance, and an FIR was registered.
Podha was nabbed by the Vigilance team while accepting the bribe of Rs 15,000 which was seized. Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations.
Sambalpur Vigilance has registered a case in this connection and an investigation is in progress.
