Senior Clerk-Cum-Cashier, Peon Arrested for Taking Bribe from Contractor in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Monday nabbed a senior clerk-cum-cashier and a peon at the office of Superintending Engineer (SE), RW (PH) Division, Bhubaneswar for taking bribe from a contractor for facilitating the release of his pending bills.

Sr. Clerk-cum-Cashier Sadasiba Sahoo, posted at office of Superintending Engineer (SE), RW (PH) Division, Bhubaneswar and Pradipta Kishore Dash, Peon of the same office were apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.20,000 from a complainant (Contractor) for facilitating release of his pending bills towards execution of sanitary works of a Govt. building, according to the Vigilance.

Based on a complaint, a trap was laid today, wherein the accused Sr. Clerk-cum-Cashier Sadasiba Sahoo, and Peon Pradipta Kishore Dash, were caught by a team of Odisha Vigilance in the office room while demanding and accepting a bribe

The Cashier accepted the demanded bribe money from the complainant and handed over the same to the Peon. The entire bribe money was recovered from the possession of Dash and seized in the presence of witnesses.

Following the trap, simultaneous searches have been launched on the parental house of Sahoo at Tiadisahi under Sea Beach in Puri and his office room, the Vigilance said.

Both the accused persons, Sadasiba Sahoo, Sr. Clerk-cum-Cashier and Pradipta Kishore Dash, Peon have been arrested and will be forwarded to the Court.

In this connection, Bhubaneswar Vigilance PS Case No.06 dated 18.03.2024 U/s 7 Prevention of Corruption Amendment Act, 2018 has been registered and is under investigation, the Vigilance stated.