Jajpur District Employment Officer Held Over Bribe Charges

Jajpur: Vigilance sleuths on Monday arrested a District Employment Officer of Jajpur for allegedly accepting bribe from a person. The accused was identified as Tapas Kumar Swain.

According to officials, Swain has been apprehended while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 12,600 through Jitendra Kumar Sethy, Junior Clerk of his office, from a complainant (driver of vehicle) towards hiring and fuel cost of a vehicle engaged for official purposes in his office.

The entire bribe money has been recovered and seized from the exclusive possession of Sri Sethy, Junior Clerk.

Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at 3 locations of accused Sri Swain, DEO i.e., at his Flat No-B-204, Kamalavihar, Palasuni, Bhubaneswar, double-storeyed building located at K-4, 1417, Patrapada, Bhubaneswar and his house at his native village at Athanga, PS-Niali, Dist-Cuttack from DA angle, officials said.

In this connection, Cuttack Vigilance PS case No-47/ 2022 U/s 7PC Amendment Act, 2018 has been registered.

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