Disclosing this here, an official spokesperson of the State Vigilance Bureau said that the accused were arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of village Sanghowal, Sub-Tehsil Mehatpur, district Jalandhar.
Disclosing this here on Monday, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the Bureau has put up its best efforts to eradicate corruption amongst public servants and others in every sphere during the period.
The Vigilance wing of the Odisha Police on Wednesday caught an excise superintendent and excise assistant sub inspector receiving Rs 40,000 bribe from a licensed liquor vendor red handed, said officials.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Suresh Swami, who led the ACB team that executed the trap, said that SI Rajkumari Juneja had accepted the bribe in exchange for closing a criminal case by filing a final report (FR).
The officer was apprehended for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹9,000 from a complainant.The accused has been identified as Satyender Kumar.
The court ruled that the prosecution failed to prove the crucial element of "demand" and "acceptance" of illegal gratification beyond a reasonable doubt.
According to official sources, the agency had registered the case on August 12, based on a complaint made by a private institution in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh against the accused public servants.
The bribe-taking Odisha Administrative Officer Aswini Kumar Panda (33), currently posted as Tehsildar, in Bamra under Sambalpur district, topped in Odisha Civil Services in 2019.
The central probe agency registered a case on Monday against the accused Head Constable, posted at Ashok Vihar police station, and another unknown person.
The accused Rampur Sub-area Manager demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant through the accused private person for assistance in a pending departmental inquiry. After negotiation, the accused agreed to accept Rs 20,000 as the first installment.
