Bhubaneswar: A Revenue Supervisor at Suliapada Tehsil in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district was apprehended by Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday for allegedly taking Rs 2500 bribe from a visually impaired man.
The accused, identified as Sanjay Kumar Padhi, allegedly took Rs 2,500 from the man to facilitate the sanction of incentive amount in his favour towards marriage between a disabled and a normal person as per the state government scheme, a Vigilance release said.
The man got married to a normal person without disability on November 3, 2022. He was entitled to get the incentive amount of Rs 2.5 Lakh as per the scheme of the government.
However, Padhi demanded bribe from him to submit enquiry report as regards marriage of the man to the Tehsildar.
On getting information from the complainant, accused Padhi was nabbed by a Vigilance team while accepting bribe. The entire bribe money has been recovered from the possession of the accused and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of Padhi from Disproportionate Assets angle. Investigation is in progress and details are awaited.
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