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Odisha: Bangiriposi Tehsildar arrested by Vigilance for corruption expenses

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Bangiriposi: Tightening the noose across the necks of corrupt officers within the state, the Balasore Division Vigilance sleuths at the moment arrested Tehsildar of Bangiriposi for demanding and accepting unlawful gratification in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.
The accused has been recognized as Abhimanyu Panda.
As per reviews, on receipt of dependable data concerning assortment of big money by Panda, the Tehsildar of Bangiriposi, the officers of Vigilance Balasore Division had saved a detailed watch over the motion and actions of Panda.
Accordingly, the Vigilance sleuths intercepted him close to Naharpatna junction below Sadar PS, Balasore at 5 pm, when he was continuing from Bangiriposti to Balasore in a employed Bolero automobile. During interception, a sum of Rs. 2,56,505 was discovered from his possession for which he couldn’t present a passable cause.
In this connection, Balasore Vigilance lodged a case below sections 13 (2) learn with 13 (1)(b) of Prevention of Corruption (Ammendment) Act, 2018 towards Abhimanyu Panda, Tahsildar, Bangiriposti, Dist. Mayurbhanj.