Bhubaneswar, Aug. 14 -- A Special Judge of the Odisha Vigilance on Thursday convicted an OAS officer in a bribery case and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years.

Odisha Vigilance secured the conviction of the accused Govinda Dandasena- Ex-Additional Tahasildar of Bijepur, Bargarh. He is presently serving as Executive Officer, Rajgangpur Municipality, Sundargarh.

"Today i.e. on 13.08.2026, Govinda Dandasena, OAS, Ex-Addl. Tahasildar, Bijepur, Dist-Baragada, A/p-Executive Officer, Rajgangpur Municipality, Sundargada, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 PC Act,1988 for demanding and taking bribe from a land owner to process mutation case record in respect of his lan...