Cuttack : Three Government officials have been convicted in a day for bribery . On 28.08.2023, Sri Jugal Kishore Parida, Ex-Head Clerk (Retired), O/o DGM, Electrical, EHT Division, Berhampur, Dist-Ganjam, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Berhampur Vigilance PS Case No.6 dt.21.02.2018 U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 PC Act, 1988 for demanding and accepting bribe Rs.8,000/- from the complainant to process the EPF paper of his father who had retired as Lineman from OSEB in the year 2004, was convicted by Hon’ble Special Judge, Vigilance, Berhampur and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 1 year and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 1 month more for the offence for the offence U/s 7 of the PC Act, 1988. The Hon’ble Court further sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period 2 years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 months more for the offence U/s 13(1)(d) of P.C. Act, 1988. Both the sentences are to run concurrently.
Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for stoppage of pension of Sri Jugal Kishore Parida, Ex-Head Clerk (Retired) following his conviction.
Sri Benudhar Nayak, Ex-DSP, Vigilance, Berhampuur Division, A/p-SP, Koraput Division had investigated the case and Sri Surendra Panda, Spl. P.P, Sri P.K. Dora, Addl. Spl. PP and Smt. Diptimayee Behera, Asst. PP, Vigilance, Berhampur jointly conducted the case on behalf of the prosecution.
On 28.08.2023, another Sri Drupada Sahasia, Ex-Head Clerk (Retired), Kutra Block, Dist-Sundargarh, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance vide Spl. JudgeVigilance, Sundargarh TR No.141/2016 U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/ 7 PC Act, 1988 fordemanding and accepting bribe from the complainant for processing the file for grantof leave for the period of 7 months in the year 2010, was convicted by Hon’ble SpecialJudge, Vigilance, Sundargarh and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for aperiod of 2 years and to pay a fine of Rs.3,000/- and in default of payment of fine,
to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 months more for the offence U/s13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988. The Hon’ble Court further sentenced her toundergo rigorous imprisonment for a period 1 year and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 1 month for the offence U/s 7 of PC Act, 1988. Both the sentences are to run concurrently.
Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for stoppage of pension of Sri Drupada Sahasia, Ex-Head Clerk (Retired) following his conviction. Sri Samuel Pradhan, Ex-DSP, Vigilance, Rourkela Division had
investigated the case and Sri Shyam Sundar Mishra, Spl. P.P, Vigilance, Sundargarh conducted the case on behalf of the prosecution.
On 28.08.2023, Sri Saroj Kumar Das, Ex-Junior Manager, Boinda Section under SDO, Enzen, Boinda, Dist-Angul (dismissed from service), who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Cuttack Vigilance, PS Case No.17 dt.02.04.2017 U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 PC Act, 1988 for demanding and accepting bribe from the complainant to correct and regularise the arrear electric bill, was convicted by Hon’ble Special Judge, Vigilance, Angul and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 months more for the offence U/s 13(1)(d) of P.C. Act.1988.
Sri S.K. Mishra, Ex-Inspector, Vigilance, Cuttack Division, A/p-DSP, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar Division had investigated the case and Sri Dillip Kumar Mohanty, Spl. P.P, Vigilance, Angul conducted the case on behalf of the prosecution
