Baleshwar: Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday apprehended a Revenue Inspector (RI) while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a complainant in Baleshwar district.
The accused has been identified as Sarat Kumar Sethy, Revenue Inspector of Tudigadia under Khaira Tahasil.
According to an official press release, Sethy was caught red-handed in his office while accepting Rs 5,000 from an applicant in connection with a mutation case.
The complainant had applied for mutation of his ancestral land to obtain a Record of Rights (ROR) in favour of his grandfather. However, Sethy allegedly delayed the process and later demanded Rs 5,000 for submitting a favourable field enquiry report and facilitating the issuance of the ROR.
Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the Odisha Vigilance authorities. Acting on the complaint, Vigilance officials laid a trap on Wednesday and caught Sethy while accepting the bribe in his office.
The entire bribe amount of Rs 5,000 was recovered from Sethy’s possession and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are underway at two locations linked to Sethy in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) angle.
A case has been registered at Baleshwar Vigilance Police Station under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.
Further investigation into the case is underway. A detailed report will follow.
