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Senior Clerk Caught Taking Bribe From Veterinary Surgeon In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths apprehended Mahendra Kumar Sethy, a senior clerk in the office of the Sub Divisional Veterinary Office at Champua in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, while allegedly accepting Rs 10,000 bribe on Friday.

According to sources, he had demanded illegal gratification from a veterinary surgeon to release his arrear payments and for regularisation of service.

Balasore Vigilance has registered a case (Case No. 2 dated 26.1.2023) under Section 7 PC (Amendment) Act, 2018, in this connection and an investigation is in progress against Sethy.

Simultaneous searches are on at two locations to unearth alleged disproportionate assets (DA) amassed by him.

 

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