Balangir District Headquarters Hospital Surgery Specialist Dr Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra was arrested on Tuesday by Vigilance officials for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs3,000.
He had demanded the bribe from one Pradeep Sahu of Chikal Bahal village in the district for hydrocele operation of a relative.
On Sahu’s complaint, a trap was laid and the accused was caught red-handed in the staff duty room of the surgery ward.
In another case, Gram Panchayat Technical Assistant (GPTA) Mehebub Alam of Aska block in Ganjam district was arrested by Vigilance officers on Tuesday for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs10,000.
The GPTA had demanded the bribe from one Akshya Sahu of Narayanpur village. The complainant alleged that it was decided by the block to construct the Narayanpur-Banadevi road with an estimated cost of Rs3,00,000. Of the total amount, Rs2,10,000 was supposed to be spend for labour payment and rest for purchase of materials.
On completion of the work, a sum of Rs 1,50,000 was paid to the labourers. As Village labour leader, when Sahu requested Allam to process the bill for payment of rest Rs60,000, the latter demanded Rs15,000. later, he reduced it to Rs10,000.
Finding no other alternative, Sahu reported the matter to Vigilance. later, a trap was laid and Allam was caught red-handed.
Vigilance officials conducted raid on the residential house, father-in-law house and office chamber of Senior Assistant In-Charge, Stock and Store of Electrical Section of the Belpahar Municipality Ashok Kumar Sahoo in Jharsuguda district on Tuesday on the allegation of acquisition and possession of disproportionate assets.
During the raid, total immovable and movable asset amounting to Rs43, 31, 964 were detected in the name of Sahoo and his family members.