Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths arrested Sanjaya Kumar Bag, Senior Assistant in the DFO Territorial office in Khariar Forest Division of Odisha’s Nuapada district for demanding and accepting Rs 20,000 bribe from a complainant for processing the pension paper documents and facilitating the release of retirement benefits in favour of the latter’s sister following her voluntary retirement in 2022.
The entire bribe money has been recovered and seized from the possession of the accused.
After receiving the complaint, Vigilance sleuths set up a trap to nab the accused red-handed. Following the arrest, simultaneous searches are underway at two locations related to Bag from the disproportionate asset (DA) angle.
A case (No.16 dated 30.05.2023) has been registered with the Koraput Vigilance police station in this connection under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. An investigation is in progress against the accused Bag and detailed reports are awaited.
