Odisha Vigilance Nabs Baliapal Sub-Registrar While Accepting Rs.7,000 Bribe for Land Registration
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Probationary ORS Officer Allegedly Demanded Rs.10,000; Tainted Money Recovered, Simultaneous DA Searches Underway
Baleswar, November 6, 2026:Odisha Vigilance on Friday apprehended Miss Manisha Mishra, ORS, Sub-Registrar of Baliapal in Baleswar district, while allegedly accepting a bribe of RS.7,000 from a land purchaser (vendee) for facilitating the registration of a sale deed relating to 0.14 decimal of land recorded as ‘Bajyapti Stithiban’.
According to Odisha Vigilance, the complainant had approached the Sub-Registrar several times, requesting registration of the sale deed in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Department. Under the applicable provisions, land of the said category (kisam) is to be treated as Stithiban land and is eligible for registration.
However, allegedly ignoring the complainant’s repeated requests and the relevant departmental guidelines, the Sub-Registrar demanded a bribe of Rs.10,000 to facilitate the registration. When the complainant expressed his inability to pay the demanded amount, she reportedly reduced the demand to Rs.7,000.
Aggrieved by the alleged harassment and unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached Odisha Vigilance and lodged a complaint.
Acting on the complaint, a Vigilance team laid a trap on Friday and caught Miss Mishra while allegedly accepting ₹7,000 from the complainant. The entire tainted bribe amount was recovered from her possession and seized by the Vigilance officials.
Following the successful trap, simultaneous searches are being conducted at two locations linked to the accused officer to ascertain whether she has accumulated assets disproportionate to her known sources of income.
In this connection, Baleswar Vigilance Police Station Case No. 26/2026 has been registered against her under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. Further investigation is underway.
It is learnt that Miss Manisha Mishra joined government service in 2024 and was posted as Sub-Registrar at Baliapal during her probationary period.
Odisha Vigilance stated that a detailed report would follow as the investigation progress
