Subarnapur: Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday arrested the head clerk at office of Sub-Registrar, Tarava in Subarnapur district along with a private person for allegedly taking bribe.
The head clerk has been identified as Siba Prasad Guru.
Guru along with Hemakanta Bishi (Private Person) has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and accepting bribe Rs 24,000 from a complainant through Bishi in order to process six sale deeds for registration of land of complainant and 5 others. The entire bribe money has been recovered from Bishi and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of Guru, Head clerk from DA angle.
In this connection, Sambalpur Vigilance PS Case No.11/2023 U/s 7/12 PC Amendment Act, 2018 has been registered against both the accused persons Guru and Bishi. Investigation is in progress against both Guru and Bishi, the Vigilance said.