Bhubaneswar: In a significant anti-corruption development, Odisha Vigilance on Thursday secured conviction of two persons in a bribery case.
Tapan Kumar Khosla, former Jr. Clerk, office of BEO, Kosagumuda, at present Jr. Clerk, New Panchayat High School, Dabugaon and Bijay Kumar Sahoo, a teacher (Retired) at Mirganpada Primary School, Kosagumuda were convicted by Special Judge, Vigilance, Jeypore.
They were charge-sheeted by Odisha Vigilance under Section 7/13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) PC Act, 1988 /34 IPC for demanding and taking bribe from the widow of a retired school teacher for facilitating sanction of family pension in her favour.
The court sentenced each convict to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 4 years and fine, and sent them to jail custody to serve their sentence.
Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for dismissal of Tapan Kumar Khosla from service and stoppage of pension of Bijay Kumar Sahoo following their conviction.
