Angul: Vigilance Arrests Dy. Executive Engineer for Taking Bribe
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance has arrested a Deputy Executive Engineer (DEE) in Angul district for allegedly taking bribe from a contractor. Sarat Kumar Pradhan, Dy. Executive Engineer(DEE), Lift Irrigation(LI), Angul has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and accepting bribe Rs. 50,000 from a contractor to handover electrical estimate of two projects and for [...]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance has arrested a Deputy Executive Engineer (DEE) in Angul district for allegedly taking bribe from a contractor.
Sarat Kumar Pradhan, Dy. Executive Engineer(DEE), Lift Irrigation(LI), Angul has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and accepting bribe Rs. 50,000 from a contractor to handover electrical estimate of two projects and for release of withheld amount of civil cost.
The entire bribe money has been recovered from Sri Pradhan, DEE, LI and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of the DEE from DA angle.
In this connection, Cuttack Vigilance PS case no. 27/2023 U/s-7PC Amendment Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress against accused Pradhan, the Vigilance stated.
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