On a tip-off that Rural Works Division-I, Malkangiri Executive Engineer Ramesh Chandra Jalli was proceeding to Jeypore from Malkangiri in a black colour numberless Nissan car with huge amount of illegal money, the Kortaput Vigilance Division sleuths intercepted Jalli near Mathili on Friday last and recovered Rs7,50,000 cash from his possession. Jalli failed to account for the cash.
A criminal case was registered against Jalli in this connection. Further, the sleuths raided his residential double storied building at Jeypore, paternal house at Kundra, official quarters and office chamber at Malkangiri on Saturday. The search of Jalli’s assets was on.
Jalli had entered in Government service as Stipendiary Engineer in the year 1992. He got promotion to the rank of Executive Engineer in 2014 and was posted as Executive Engineer, RW Malkangiri.
Khandapada tehsil Revenue Inspector Biswambar Mohapatra in Nayagarh district was arrested by Vigilance officials on Saturday for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs1,500.
Mohapatra had demanded bribe from one Bhagaban Samal of Patharaganda village in Nayagarh district for submission of report of a mutation case.
Complainant Samal alleged that his father had applied for mutation of land in the office of Khandapada Tehsildar. RI Biswambar Mohapatra received the mutation file for verification and report. He issued notice to the parties to attend his office on for enquiry. Samal and his father met Mohapatra where he demanded Rs4,000. When Samal expressed his inability, the accused reduced the demanded amount to Rs2,500 and instantly received Rs1,000.
He asked the complainant to pay the rest amount of Rs1,500 on Saturday.
On Samal’s complaint, a trap was laid and Biswambar Mohapatra caught red-handed by Vigilance officers in his office room.