Vigilance Apprehends Anganwadi Supervisor While Taking Bribe In Odisha’s Nabarangpur

Koraput: Vigilance on Friday apprehended an Anganwadi supervisor for taking bribe for payment of bills of Anganwadi workers in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district.

Following a complaint by an Anganwadi worker that Rajeswari Rajkumari Nag, Anganwadi supervisor of Kodinga Sector under Kosagumuda ICDS was demanding bribe of Rs 5,400 towards payment already made for toys, food and nourishment bills meant for Anganwadi Centres, the Vigilance set a trap.

As per the plan the complainant went to give the bribe to Nag. The Vigilance sleuths nabbed the Anganwadi supervisor while accepting it. The entire bribe money was recovered from Nag and seized.

Following the trap, the Vigilance conducted simultaneous searches on the Nag’s properties at two locations from DA angle.

Koraput Vigilance has registered a case under PC Amendment Act, 2018 in this connection. Further investigation is in going on.