Vigilance sleuths on Thursday arrested Keonjhar district’s Kanpur irrigation project Senior Clerk Alok Kumar Mohapatra for demanding and accepting illegal gratification of `50,000 from Bijaya Munda of Dhobakuchuda village under Champua police station to release arrear land compensation of `3,09,900.
Munda had provided land for the project and received `2,33,100 and `1,04,000 in two installments and was supposed to get `3,09,900 from the Water Resources Department. After repeated requests, Mohapatra `50,000 as bribe to process his file for payment of arrear dues.
Acting on his complaint, a trap was laid in which Mohapatra was caught red handed while taking `50,000 from him, informed an official release.
Mohapatra’s rented residential house and office room at Basudevpur, as well as his father-in-law’s house at Pandabanagar, Bhubaneswar were being searched, said the release.
In another case, Gajapati district’s Gumma block Gram Panchayat Technical Assistant (GPTA) Swaruparani Biswal was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of `10,000 from Uttam Kumar Pani of Ashrayagarh to prepare an arrear bill of `70,000.
The complainant had constructed a CC road from Tala Sahi to Gulaijung at Ashrayagada and had to get the arrear amount for which Biswal demanded bribe, the release said.
Her residential house situated at Parlakhamundi and parental house at Goilundi, Berhampur were under search.
In yet another such case, Vigilance officers arrested Subarnapur distirct’s Ulanda Tehsil Sindhol RI Firoj Meher for demanding and accepting bribe of `2,500 from Mangulu Kishan of Hatipahula village to submit enquiry report for issuance of Caste Certificate of his daughter Malati Kishan.
As Meher directed Kishan to hand over the bribe money to Hrudanadna Mendali, owner of Anup Photo Studio, Aiana chhaka, Vigilance officers too arrested Mendali along with Meher.