Nayagarh: SSA Ex-Technical Consultant Awarded 3 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment in Bribery Case 

Bhubaneswar: A former contractual technical consultant (JE) at the office District Project Coordinator, Sarva Sikhya Abhijan, Nayagarh has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years in a bribery case.

Rabi Narayan Barad, Ex-Technical Consultant (JE) Contractual (Dismissed from service), who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Bhubaneswar Vigilance PS Case U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 P.C. Act,1988 for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.10,000 from a school teacher for processing of file and submission of utilisation certificate towards release of Govt. funds for construction of Ragadigada Project Primary School building in the district of Nayagarh, was convicted by Addl. Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar.

Barad was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years and fine of Rs.10,000 and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for a period of 4 months more for the offence U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988.

The Court further sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 1 year and fine of Rs.10,000 and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 months more for the offence U/s 7 P.C. Act, 1988. Both the sentences are to run concurrently, the Vigilance informed.