Bhubaneswar: A section officer at the office of Block Education Officer(BEO), Papdahandi in Nabarangpur district was arrested while taking bribe from a retired school headmaster.
The section officer, identified as Ranjit Kumar Sadangi, was apprehended by Odisha Vigilance sleuths while he was taking bribe of Rs.10,000 at BEO office, Papdahandi from the retired school headmaster in order to process the pension papers of the complaint which was pending with Sadangi since retirement of teacher in the year 2011.
The entire tainted bribe money has been recovered and seized from the possession of Sadangi. Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of Sadangi from DA angle.
In this connection, Koraput Vigilance P.S Case No.26 Dt. 16.12.2024 U/s 7 P.C (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress against the accused Section Officer. .