The Vigilance police on Friday caught Ganjam district’s Patrapur Community Health Centre (CHC) Block Project Manager Niranjana Reddy red-handed for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 2,000.
He was caught taking bribe in his rented house at Patrapur from complainant Banita Nayak of Sahaspur village in Ganjam district in order to issue engagement order in favour of complainant, who has already been selected as an Asha Karmi of the CHC.
His residential rented house at Patrapur and house at native village Lochapada in Brahmapur was searched. He was arrested and forwarded to court.
Similarly, Ganjan district’s Dharakote Block Education office Junior Clerk was held for taking bribe of Rs 2,000 from complainant Narayan Sethy, Garadabili Upgraded High School Assistant Teacher, to process the file for release of his leave salary, which had already been granted by the BEO.