Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Friday apprehended the Sub-Registrar of Baliapal in Baleshwar district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 for registration of a sale deed.
The accused has been identified as Miss Manisha Mishra, ORS, Sub-Registrar, Baliapal, who had joined service in 2024 and is currently under probation.
According to Vigilance, Mishra demanded Rs 10,000 from a vendee (complainant) to allow registration of a sale deed for 0.14 decimal of land recorded as ‘Bajyapti Stithiban’.
As per the Revenue & Disaster Management Department guidelines, such kisam of land is to be treated as ‘Stithiban’ and is eligible for registration. Despite repeated requests by the complainant citing the guidelines, the Sub-Registrar allegedly refused to do so and insisted on a bribe.
When the complainant expressed inability to pay Rs 10,000, Mishra allegedly reduced the amount to Rs 7,000.Unable to bear the harassment, the complainant approached Vigilance authorities.
A Vigilance team laid a trap and caught Mishra red-handed today while demanding and accepting Rs 7,000 from the complainant. The entire tainted money has been recovered from her possession and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are underway at two locations linked to Mishra from a Disproportionate Assets (DA) angle.
In this connection, Baleshwar Vigilance PS Case No. 26/2026 under Section 7 of the PC (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress.
