Odisha Vigilance arrests Asst Executive Engineer for taking Rs 50,000 bribe
Bhubaneswar, May 3 -- Odisha Vigilance today arrested Rabindra Patra, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), Rural Water Supply and Sanitation, Jharsuguda, for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 50,000 from a contractor.
As per reports, the accused was receiving the amount from the complainant for facilitating release of pending bills related to works executed by the contractor. The entire bribe money was recovered from the AEE and seized by the anti-corruption agency.
After the arrest, simultaneous searches were conducted at four locations linked to Patra over suspicion of possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
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