Suchitra Kumari Patra, PEO, Gudipadar Gram Panchayat under Digapahandi tehsil, Ganjam and her husband Birendra Patra were caught red handed by the Vigilance sleuths of Brahmapur Division, while demanding and accepting Rs5,000 as bribe.
Widows, A Parbati and R Haramma of Ganjam in order to get financial assistance from the Government under the Jatiya Pariwar Mangala Yojana had applied the BDO, Patapur Block. They approached accused Suchitra Kumari Patra repeatedly to send the inquiry reports to the BDO, Patapur, but Patra demanded Rs 6,000 from them. However, after negotiation, Patra agreed to send the reports after receiving Rs5,000 from them. Finding no other option, Parbati reported the matter to SP, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar.
Accordingly, a trap was laid on Thursday and Patra and her husband Birendra Patra were caught red handed while demanding and accepting of Rs5,000 as bribe.