Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials on Friday apprehended G Prabhakara Patro, Chief Civil Supplies Officer (CCSO), Bolangir while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant for clearing his pending bills as well as for placement of a new order.
According to an official press release, the entire bribe money has been recovered from the possession of accused Patro, CCSO and seized. Earlier, Patro had demanded and taken a bribe of Rs 1, 30, 000 from the complainant a few days back. Patro was nabbed by a team of Odisha Vigilance while accepting the rest amount of the bribe of Rs 50,000.
Following the successful trap, simultaneous searches are going on at properties linked to Patro, CCSO, namely at 1) Flat No 22 &23, Surya Enclave, Suryanagar, Bhubaneswar 2) Market Complex at Balipadar, Buguda, Ganjam and 3) rented residential house at Flat No-2/14, Silicon Valley, Bolangir from DA angle.
In this connection, Odisha Vigilance has registered a case under sections 7PC (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. An investigation is in progress against Patra.
