Bhubaneswar: A Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) was arrested by Odisha Vigilance while taking bribe from a SHG president to release pending bill.
Sarojini Ekka, Child Development Project Officer(CDPO), Urban, Jharsuguda in Jharsuguda district has been apprehended by the Vigilance officials while demanding and accepting bribe Rs.40,000from a president of a SHG for release of pending chhatua bill of previous four months.
The entire bribe amount of Rs.40,000 has been recovered from the CDPO.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of Ekka from DA angle, the Vigilance informed.
In this connection, Rourkela Vigilance PS Case U/s 7 P.C. (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress against accused the CDPO, it added.