Chandra Sekhar Jani, ex-VlW-cum-PEO, Jagannathpur, Nandahandi block in Nabarangpur district, was on Saturday convicted and sentenced by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Jeypore, to undergo RI for one year and pay a fine of Rs 50,000, in default of payment of the fine to undergo RI for three months more.
He was charge with misappropriation of 348 quintals SGRY rice worth Rs 4.45 lakh. Jani is now at present VlW-cum-PEO, Kantamal, Papadahandi block in Nabarangpur district.
In another case, Sudhansu Mohan Das, ex-Radiographer, Ghatagaon PHC in Keonjhar district, was on Saturday convicted and sentenced by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Keonjhar to undergo rigorous imprisonment (RI) for one year and pay a fine of Rs 1,000, in default of payment of the fine to undergo RI for three months more.
Das had demanded and accepted bribe of Rs 50 from Manoranjan Mohanty of village Shilong under the Ghasipura police station for taking X-ray of his chest.
Bulu Nayak, Junior Clerk, Certificate Section in office of Tehsildar, Koida in Sundargarh district, was arrested by the Vigilance police on Saturday for demand and acceptance of a bribe of Rs 5,000 from Ashok Kumar luhar of villge Gopana under the K Balang PS to process the file for issuance of solvency certificate in his favour. The bribe money was recovered from Nayak’s pant pocket.