The Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Baripada, convicted former District Labour Officer Laxman Kumar Behera in a bribery case and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment (RI) for a period of 5 years and pay fine of Rs 10,000.
Baleswar Vigilance had registered a case against him in 2012 under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for demand and acceptance of illegal gratification of Rs 10,000 from complainant Keshab Lenka for issue of licence to depute workers to Tamilnadu.
Similarly, former headmaster-cum-Secretary, School Education Committee, Adari New Primary School, Kotogarh, Kandhmal, Kanhu Charan Digal was convicted of charge of misappropriation of money and sentenced to 10 years RI and fined of Rs 6.45 lakh.
Digal was facing trial in the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Phulbani in a Brahmapur Vigilance case for misappropriation of Rs 6,47,065 by forging the signature of president, School Education Committee and using forged documents as genuine in connection with construction of new school building of Adari New Primary School.