Two revenue employees caught taking bribe

The Pioneer, 25th June, 2008
Pioneer News Service Bhubaneswar

A Vigilance case was registered against K Narasingha Rao Dora, Revenue Inspector, Uchhula Revenue Circle in Kalahandi district, for demanding an illegal gratification of Rs 3,000 from one Basanta Christian of Kumjore under Jaypatna police station for giving filed verification report in a mutation case.
In course of the investigation, a trap was laid on Tuesday and Dora was caught red-handed by Vigilance officers of the Koraput Division after he accepted a bribe of Rs 3,000 from Christian as per previous demand.
The bribe money was recovered from his shirt pocket and seized. He was then arrested.
In another instance, a Vigilance case was registered against Hrudananda Swain, Junior Clerk in Khurda Tehsil Office for demanding an illegal gratification of Rs 400 from one Prahallad Bhuyan of Balapur under Jankia police station to process the file in a mutation case and issue patta in favour of Rebati Bhuyan, niece of Prahallad Bhuyan.
During the course of the investigation, a trap was laid on Tuesday and Swain was caught red-handed by Vigilance officers of the Bhubaneswar Division after he accepted a bribe of Rs 400 from Prahallad Bhuyan as per the previous demand. The bribe money was recovered from his shirt pocket and seized. Further investigation in both the cases is in progress.