Bhubaneswar: A day after apprehending a junior engineer (JE) for allegedly accepting Rs 25,000 bribe, the Odisha Vigilance on Sunday informed about having unearthed Rs 14.81 lakh in cash during house searches at Odisha’s Rayagada.
The accused, identified as Purna Chandra Choudhry, had demanded the illegal gratification from a Gaon Saathi to take measurement of the work executed and facilitate release of labour payment under MGNREG scheme. He was caught re-handed with the bribe money at his residence the previous evening. He is posted as JE at Kashipur block in the district.
Sources said that JE had to be hospitalised after he fell sick during the multiple searches at his residence and other properties linked to him.
New Delhi: In a major reform, the Income Tax Department will have the authority to check… Read More
Bhubaneswar: The day temperature touched 39 degree Celsius on Tuesday even before the onset of… Read More
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s talented badminton players Pragati Parida and Vishakha Toppo have been selected to represent… Read More
Mumbai: Actors Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh’s on-screen chemistry in ‘New York’ was loved… Read More
Dubai: Team India broke a jinx by overcoming Australia and marching into the Champions Trophy… Read More
Mayurbhanj: A 40-year-old man on Tuesday surrendered before police in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district after allegedly… Read More
This website uses cookies.
