Pratima Dash, a Senior Assistant in the District Headquarters Hospital, Nuapada, was caught red-handed by the Vigilance police while taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 form Kshitishuta Bag, a health worker from the Kulihadungari Centre in Sinapali block on Saturday.
It is learned that she was taking the bribe from Kshitishuta’s husband Srimanta Kumar Naik to regularise her service. The Vigilance has detained Pratima for further questioning while raids were being conducted in the Nuapada CDMO office and the Nuapada residence of Pratima Dash till writing of this report.
The Vigilance team consisted of Nabarangpur Vigilance Inspector Pramila Sunani, Malkangiri DSP Sushant Kumar Bishwal, Nuapada Vigilance Inspector Deenbandhu Behera and Kalahandi DSP Satyaban Mahananda.