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A major bribery case has surfaced in Paralakhemundi locality of Gajapati district, where a senior clerk and a peon from the CDMO office were caught red-handed by Odisha Vigilance team while accepting Rs 25,000 on Wednesday.
According to sources, in a fresh crackdown on corruption, a Vigilance team nabbed senior clerk Jagdish Pattnaik and peon Niranjan Nayak from the Chief District Medical Officer's (CDMO's) office in Paralakhemundi. The accused duo was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000. The bribe was allegedly taken for issuing an appointment letter.
The bribe was allegedly demanded in exchange for an appoin...