Vigilance Nabs PD Watershed Senior Assistant for Taking Bribe in Kalahandi
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested a senior assistant at the office of PD Watershed in Kalahandi district for allegedly taking bribe. The official has been identified as Shyam Sundar Bal, who is also i/c Accountant at PD Watershed. Bal was apprehended by vigilance sleuths while demanding and accepting bribe Rs 60,000 from a person [...]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested a senior assistant at the office of PD Watershed in Kalahandi district for allegedly taking bribe.
The official has been identified as Shyam Sundar Bal, who is also i/c Accountant at PD Watershed.
Bal was apprehended by vigilance sleuths while demanding and accepting bribe Rs 60,000 from a person for processing his pending bills and for past payments.
The entire bribe money has been recovered from Bal.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at four locations of Bal from DA angle, the Vigilance stated.
In this connection, Koraput Vigilance PS Case u/s 7 P C.( Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress against accused Bal, it added.
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