Jagatsinghpur: Retired Revenue Inspector to Undergo 2 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment in Bribery Case

Bhubaneswar: Subash Chandra Das, a retired Revenue Inspector of Kujanga Circle under Kujanga Tahasildar in Jagatsinghpur district, has been sentenced to undergo two years of rigorous imprisonment after his conviction in a bribery case.

Das, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Cuttack Vigilance PS Case for demanding and accepting bribe Rs.8,000 from a complainant to submit verification report for issuance of RoR (Land Patta) in his favour in a mutation case, was convicted by Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack.

The retired RI has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 year and fine of Rs.10,000 and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for a period of 6 months more for the offence U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 PC Act, 1988.

Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for stoppage of pension of Das following his conviction.