Rourkela: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths have arrested an assistant postmaster, Biswaranjan Behera, posted at Rourkela head post office (HPO) in Odisha’s Sundargarh district.in a bribery case.
he 10-member team from Bhubaneswar caught the assistant postmaster red-handed. A postal agent identified as Bimal Kumar Muduli was also held in this connection.
According to a source, Behera had demanded Rs 2 lakh and accepted a bribe of Rs 50,000 from one Prabhasini Sutar through the agent Muduli to allow her withdraw Rs 8 lakh, accidental death claim of her husband, from her own postal account.
The assistant postmaster had initially demanded Rs 2.5 lakh but later settled for Rs 2 lakh.
Following the arrests, the CBI team led by DSP Dibakar Nanda and Inspector AK Nanda raided places linked to Behera and Muduli.
Malkangiri: At least six people belonging to Chhattisgarh were arrested for their alleged involvement in…
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder and former poll strategist, Prashant Kishor, who had been on…
Bhubaneswar: A three-day crocodile census operation kicked off in Mahanadi and other water bodies in…
Toronto: At a time there are growing calls with his party for him to step…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has extended the deadline for completing the e-KYC process for ration…
The semiconductor industry is poised for substantial growth, driven by the surging demand for electronics…
This website uses cookies.
