Bhubaneswar: Vigilance on Monday apprehended a junior clerk of state government while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000 in Bhubaneswar.
Following a complaint that Debajani Kar, junior clerk in the office of Sub-Registrar, Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar was demanding bribe of Rs 20,000 for execution of Registered Sale Deed (RSD) of subplot, the Vigilance set a trap.
As per the plan, the complainant went to give the money and the Vigilance officials caught Kar red-handed while accepting it in her office room. The entire bribe money was recovered from the possession of Kar and seized in presence of witnesses.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches were launched on the residential house of Kar at Old Town in Bhubaneswar and her office room.
The Vigilance sleuths found Rs 15,08,550 in cash during search of the Sub-Registrar Office following the trap of Kar. The office staff were being examined, and the source of huge cash verified.
Senior Officer from Inspector General of Registration (IGR) Office, Cuttack has been requisitioned to assist in verification as foul play is suspected.
