SHE WAS NABBED BY ODISHA VIGILANCE WHILE TAKING BRIBE RS 1 LAKH FROM A STAFFER OF THE SAME RANGE lN LIEU OF RELEASE OF BILL TOWARDS MAINTENANCE OF PLANTATION SITES AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES.
Bhubaneswar : Smt. Mousumi Behera, Deputy Ranger, Phulnakhara under City Forest Division, Bhubaneswar has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking a bribe Rs.1,00,000/- from a staff member of the Phulnakhara Range in lieu of relase of bill towards maintenance including watch and ward, watering, fertiliser of three plantation sites between July to September, 2026. Smt.Behera demanded bribe Rs.1 Lakh from the staffer towards release of the amount for the above 3 months and also asked him, if she was not paid the demanded bribe Rs 1 Lakh, she would not release the bill for the upcoming months. Being aggrieved over the demanded bribe and unable to meet the demand, the staffer ( Complainant) reported the matter to vigilance authorities. On this, a team of Odisha Vigilance nabbed Smt. Behera while taking bribe Rs.1 Lakh from the complt. The entire tainted bribe money Rs.1 Lakh has been recovered from the possession of accused Smt Behera and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations linked to Smt. Behera, Dy. Ranger from DA angle.
In this connection, Vigilance Cell P.S Case No.09 dtd.28.10.2026 u/s 7 of the P.C (Amendment ) Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress against the accused Smt. Behera.
