Vigilance Nabs Keonjhar BEO On Graft Charges

Keonjhar: A Block Education Officer (BEO) has been apprehended by the Vigilance sleuths while demanding and accepting a bribe on Tuesday.

The accused officer has been identified as Abhay Kumar Behera, BEO of Ghatagaon Block of Keonjhar district.

The anti-corruption team caught him raid handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a teacher to clear his arrear.

However, the tainted bribe money of Rs 15,000 has been recovered and seized from Behera.

Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at three locations associated with Behera in Keonjhar and Jajpur districts from a disproportionate assets angle. Investigation in progress against Behera.

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