The accused, identified as Heblet Barla, is posted at Muribahal Tahasil of Balangir. He was caught while accepting bribe of Rs.10,000/- as first instalment of totall demand of Rs 20,000/- from a complainant for issuance of ROR (Land Patta) in his favour in a mutation case.

The complainant had been requesting accused Barla to process his mutation case for a long time, as the case had been registered in the year 2019. However, Barla was refusing to do the work and demanding bribe of Rs.20,000/- to do the same.

Finding no other way, the complainant informed the Vigilance and the anti-corruption agency made a plan and nabbed the accused while accepting Rs.10,000/- as 1st installment.

The entire tainted bribe money has been recovered from the exclusive possession of Barla and seized, official sources said.

Following the successful trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of Barla from Disproportionate Assets angle.

In this connection, a case has been registered and investigation is in progress.

The Vigilance had received a complaint that the complainant along with another person had gone for hydrocele operation in the district headquarters hospital (DHH) at Jharsuguda. This operation is conducted free of cost in government hospitals across the state.

But Dr Supreet Sourav, surgery specialist in the DHH, demanded Rs 6,000 to perform the surgery. Though the complainant expressed his inability to pay the amount, Dr Sourav refused to carry out the operation without the money.

Finding no other way, the complainant approached the Vigilance. A Vigilance team chalked out a plan and nabbed Dr Sourav while accepting the bribe from the complainant. The entire tainted bribe money was recovered and seized from the possession of Dr Sourav.

Following the trap, the Vigilance conducted simultaneous searches on at three locations of the doctor from DA angle.

He was produced before court and remanded to jail custody till February 13.

On January 30, the Vigilance sleuths had detected a 2-BHK flat in Bhubaneswar, and triple-storey building and 11 plots in Jalweswar, Balasore, during raids at seven places in Bhubaneswar (Khurda) Balasore and Malkangiri districts, including Mohanty’s office chamber and official residence.

ASSETS UNEARTHED

1) One triple-storey building over 10,000 sqft at Deulipanchughanta, Jaleswar, Balasore.

2) One 2-BHK flat at Green Homes Apartment, Raghunathpur, in Bhubaneswar.

3) 11 plots in and around Jaleswar town.

4) Rs 1,43,220 in cash.

5) 1 four-wheeler (Honda City) and 2 two-wheelers worth about Rs 12.70 lakh.

6) Bank & Insurance deposits worth approx Rs 8 lakh.

7) Gold and household articles worth over Rs 14.18 lakh.

Mohanty was found in possession of disproportionate assets, which were 236% more than his known sources of income.

A Vigilance release said that the traffic inspector failed to provide a satisfactory account for the cash recovered from him.

Subsequently, raids were carried out at his rented house at Talcher in Angul district and house at Astarang in Puri district, which is continuing, to ascertain whether he had accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. While Rs 3.09 lakh in cash and 336 gm gold were found at his Talcher residence, another Rs 10 lakh was recovered from Astarang.

The total cash seizure has been put at around Rs 24.24 lakh.

The release further said that searches are also on at his brother’s house at Paradip. The officer is also being questioned to ascertain the sources of the cash recovered so far.

Following a complaint that Anil Kumar Nayak, working as ASI in Jeypore Town police station, was demanding the bribe to release his seized two-wheeler and its connected document, the Vigilance laid a trap.

As per the plan, the complainant went to give Rs 5,000 to the ASI and a private person, Md Nazrul. Vigilance sleuths nabbed Nayak and Nazrul accepting the money red-handed. They also recovered the entire bribe money from their possession and seized it.

Following the trap, the Vigilance carried out raid on Nayak’s house from DA angle.

Koraput Vigilance has registered a case under PC (Amendment) Act, 2018 in this connection. Further investigation is in progress against both the accused persons.

Simultaneous searches are being conducted by Vigilance led by 10 DSPs, 6 Inspectors, and other staff on the strength of search warrants issued by Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar at seven places linked to Mohanty, a senior Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Jajpur, official sources said.

The searches are in progress at the following places:

1. 1 One 3BHK Flat No. 103, Amrita Alayam plot No. GA 437, Sailashree Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar.
3. 2 One 3 BHK Flat No. 201, Tower No. 01, Metro Green Woods, Patapur, Baranga, Cuttack.
5. 3 Paternal house at village Brambhabarada, Dharmasala, Dist-Jajpur.
7. 4 One 3 storeyed building at Mahanadi vihar, Naya bazar, Cuttack.
9. 5 One 2 storeyed residential house located at village Jaraka, Jajpur.
11. 6 House of his relative located at N4/295, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar.
13. 7 Office room of Saroj Kanta Mohanty located at IDCO Tower, P & A Deptt. Bhubaneswar.

Search is in progress and further details are awaited.

Following a complaint that Sagarika Mohanty, junior engineer, NAC, Buguda was demanding Rs 4,000 for processing the file of the plan approval of the building in favour of the complainant’s father, the Vigilance set a trap.

As per the plan, the complainant went to give the bribe and the Vigilance officials caught Mohanty red handed while accepting it. The entire bribe money was recovered from Mohanty and seized.

Following the trap, the Vigilance conducted simultaneous searches at two locations of Mohanty’s properties from DA angle.

Berhampur Vigilance has registered a case under PC Amendment Act, 2018 in this connection. Further investigation is in progress against Mohanty.

The Vigilance was on the lookout for the Assistant Tax Collector, Santosh Kumar Roul, for misappropriation of Rs 77,94,709 for the last 6 months. He kept shifting his locations by changing mobile SIMs.

A Vigilance team kept a close watch over the movement and activities of Roul through mobile tracking system. The team, led by a DSP, two Inspectors and an ASI succeeded in nabbing Roul from Hyderabad on October 1.

He was produced before Additional Metropolitan Magistrate-XIII, Kukatpally, Hyderabad on Monday and brought to Cuttack on transit remand for production before Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack. He will be forwarded to the Court on Wednesday.

Following a complaint by an Anganwadi worker that Rajeswari Rajkumari Nag, Anganwadi supervisor of Kodinga Sector under Kosagumuda ICDS was demanding bribe of Rs 5,400 towards payment already made for toys, food and nourishment bills meant for Anganwadi Centres, the Vigilance set a trap.

As per the plan the complainant went to give the bribe to Nag. The Vigilance sleuths nabbed the Anganwadi supervisor while accepting it. The entire bribe money was recovered from Nag and seized.

Following the trap, the Vigilance conducted simultaneous searches on the Nag’s properties at two locations from DA angle.

Koraput Vigilance has registered a case under PC Amendment Act, 2018 in this connection. Further investigation is in going on

According to a Vigilance release, the accused, Ramakanta Mallik, had demanded the illegal gratification from a family member of a contractor to process the file for signing of agreement between the latter and the Executive Engineer for execution of 2 works. The entire bribe money was recovered from him and seized.

While a case has been registered against Mallik under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, simultaneous searches are on at 3 locations linked to him to ascertain whether he has accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, it added.