The Special Judge, Vigilance convicted former VlW Basanta Kumar Sahu of Ambajhari gram panchayat in Boudh district in a bribery case and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment (RI) for a year, pay a fine of Rs5,000 and in default undergo RI for 3 months. The case was registered by the Brahmpur Vigilance on a complaint of Mangulu Jal of Badada village in Boudh in 2011 that he had dug a pond under Mo Pokhari scheme after getting work order from Sarapanch, Ambajhari panchayat. When the work was completed, the concerned J E measured the work and sent the bill to VlW Sahu for payment. However, Sahu several times demanded bribe of Rs7,500 for issuing a cheque of Rs50,000. He was nabbed red-handed by the Vigilance.