The Vigilance police on Saturday caught Kalahandi district’s M Rampur Range Mohangiri Section Forester Rudraprasad Gahir red-handed for demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs 10,000.
He was caught taking the bribe from complainant Sudhana Bhoi of Tentuliguda village in Kalahandi district in order to influence the Range Officer for re-engagement of the complainant as contractual employee in IPCA (Intensive Protection of Critically Endangered Area) squad, who had been disengaged from his service in September 2019.
His rented residential house at M Rampur town and house at Bhawanipatna were searched. He was arrested and forwarded to court.
In another case, the Vigilance arrested Narayan Mallick, Accountant, District Treasury Office, Boudh for demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs 5,000 from Brajabihari Meher, retired Progress Assistant, to process and pass bill of Rs 5,79,813 towards his unutilised leave salary.
