Sitesh Ranjan Das, Cooperative Inspector, ARCS, Balliguda, Kandhamal, working as Secretary, Raikia Regional Cooperative Marketing Society (RCMS), was arrested in a bribery case on Wednesday.
He was demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 15, 000 from complainant Basanta Kumar Behera of Raikia, Kandhamal, for renewal of allotment of two shops under Raikia RCMS when trapped by Vigilance sleuths inside the office of ARCS, Balliguda. His residential house at Baliguda was searched and a case registered.
In another case, ASI of Police, Bada Jamubani Outpost under Betnoti police station, Mayurbhanj, Santosh Kumar Barik was arrested for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 on the day. He received bribe money from complainant Kandra Murmu of village Dakoi Amannama, Betnoti to give protection from opposite party members in harvesting fish from the panchayat pond which the complainant had taken on lease.
In a similar case on Wednesday, senior Clerk-cum-In-charge Head Clerk, Parjang Block, Dhenkanal, Abhiram Setha was caught red-handed for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 1,000 from complainant Nihar Ranjan Behera of Sagarpasi, Sadar police station, Dhenkanal to release the arrear pay for three months and 40 per cent arrear of 7th Pay Commission.
He was arrested later. His residential house at Khokasa, Kamakhyanagar, Dhenkanal was searched and a case registered.