Odisha Vigilance has arrested a sub-treasury employee from Khandapada.

Nayagarh District, Khandapada, “Ama Odisha Khabar” On 30 March a short while ago, Sri Saroj Kumar Sahoo, Senior Assistant, office of Sub-Treasury Officer, Khandapada, Dist-Nayagarh, has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking bribe Rs. 3,000/- from a pensioner for facilitating credit of pensionary benefits in his favour. The accused Sri Sahoo, Sr. Assistant demanded bribe Rs. 3,000/- from the pensioner for the above purpose, and asked him unless he Sri Sahoo was paid the demanded bribe, he would block the passing of bills. Being aggrieved by the demanded bribe, the pensioner approached the vigilance authorities narrating harassment by the accused Sri Sahoo, Sr. Assistant. Following this, today, a team of Odisha Vigilance nabbed Sri Sahoo, Sr.Assistant, while taking bribe Rs 3,000/- from the pensioner. The entire bribe money Rs.3,000/- has been recovered from the possession of the accused Sri Sahoo and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations connected to Sri Sahoo from DA angle. In this connection, Bhubaneswar Vigilance P.S. Case No. 05 dtd. 29.03.2026 has been registered, U/s 7 P.C. (Amendment) Act, 2018 against the accused Sri Sahoo, Sr. Assistant. Investigation is in progress. Detailed report follows.
Reported by Dhiren Pratihari from Jatni.