ACCOUNTANT ON VIGILANCE SCANNER
Dushmanta Panda,Odishabarta
Kalahandi,Jan 12: The Vigilance officials on Thursday caught the senior assistant-cum-accountant of PD Watershed, Kalahandi for taking Rs 60,000 bribe from a soil conservation extention worker for the release of payments.
The accused has been identified as Shyam Sundar Bal.
According to the information, Bal has been apprehended by the officials of the anti-corruption wing while demanding and accepting a bribe Rs 60,000 from the complainant for processing the pending bills for release of payment as well as payment made earlier towards the old bills.
“Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at four locations of Bal from the DA angle and a case under Section 4 of the PC Act has been registered against him,” said Vigilance officers.
In this connection, Koraput Vigilance PS Case no 5 dt.11.01.2023 u/s 7 P C.( Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress against accused Sri Bal.
