Karanjia Tahasildar Arrested Following Rs 12 Lakh Bribery Case

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials on Tuesday arrested Charles Nayak, Karanjia Tahasildar in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district for demanding and accepting a Rs 12 lakh bribe from a complainant through two blank cheques.

According to reports, a case (No 5/2023) was registered against the accused at the Vigilance Cell police station under Section 7/12 Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, as prima facie evidence is well established against Charles.

The accused will be forwarded to the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, today.

More details are awaited.