Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Friday apprehended the Accountant- cum- supporting staff, (Contractual) at the office of Block Education Officer, Saintala in Balangir district for allegedly taking bribe from a teacher.
The accountant has been identified as Ajaya Khuntia.
Khuntia has been nabbed by the Vigilance sleuths while demanding and accepting bribe Rs.18,000 from an assistant teacher for processing file of NPS ( National Pension Scheme) work and release of pending arrear DA (Dearness Allowance, recently released by the Govt. ) in favour of him and other teachers.
The entire bribe money has been recovered from accused Khuntia and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of Khuntia from DA angle.
In this connection, Sambalpur Vigilance P.S. Case No.22 dt.24.08.2023 U/s.7 P.C. (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress against accused Khuntia, the Vigilance stated.