Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Friday apprehended a Livestock Inspector in Nabarangpur district for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 80,000 from the beneficiary of a government scheme to release the subsidy amount.
The accused, identified as Prafulla Haldar, is posted as Livestock Inspector at Raighar under the Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO) in Nabarangpur district.
He was caught while taking Rs 80,000 from a beneficiary in lieu of release of subsidy amount under Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana. The scheme supports dairy farmers and assists in establishing dairy units ranging from 1 to 5 cows. As per the guideline of the scheme, the dairy farmer had been selected as a beneficiary.
Haldar demanded 80,000 from the beneficiary to release subsidy amount and also threatened to block the subsidies of other beneficiaries from his village, if the bribe was not paid.
Finding no other means, the beneficiary approached the vigilance authorities. Following this, a team of Vigilance nabbed Haldar while taking Rs 80,000 from the complainant. The entire bribe money has been recovered from the possession of Sri Haldar and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches were conducted at two locations linked to Haldar from Disproportionate Assets angle.
During searches, Rs 8.24 lakh in cash has been unearthed so far from his residential house at Raigarh and seized.
In this connection, a case has been registered and investigation is in progress.
