The State Vigilance Department, under leadership of its director Surendra Panwar, has taken the war against corruption to a new level. The accused persons were convicted by the Vigilance Courts on Saturday in six separate cases, which is a unique record in the successful trial of corruption cases.
In 2013 so far, 22 cases ended in conviction in different Vigilance Courts, said Panwar, adding that immediate steps would now be taken to get the convicted public servants dismissed from service as per the Government rules and policy.
The six cases included ex-JE (Mathili block of Malkangiri district) Prakash Chandra Pradhan, who was convicted for showing undue favour to the executants by recording inflated measurement in respect of cement concrete roadwork executed by the SHGs under the NREGS during the year 2006-07.
Ex-Statistical Assistant in ICDS Kesinga of Kalahandi district Bhibisan Naik was convicted by the Special Vigilance Court at Bhawanipatna for misappropriation of rice and food products worth Rs 2.58 lakh.
Ex-SI of Schools Girish Chandra Mohapatra of Jadida Circle under Kaptipada block in Mayurbhanj was convicted for demanding and accepting bribe. Ex-Junior Clerk in Tehsildar office Begunia of Khurda district Chakradhar Praldhan was also convicted for demanding and accepting bribes.
lalita Mallick and Krushna Chandra Behera, both ex-ASIs of Police, Tarava police station, Balangir were convicted for demanding and accepting illegal gratification.
Ex-Secretary of Malmanda Service Cooperative Society Mahadev Jued, who is presently working as Junior Supervisor, DCCB in Balangir, was convicted for misappropriation of arrear salary of the staff to the tune of Rs 1.13 lakh by forging official records.