Karanjia tehsildar under Vigilance net for taking ₹12 lakh bribe
On Monday, anti-corruption Vigilance agency sleuths raided the office and other premises of the Tehsildar of Karanjia in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district following allegations of accepting a Rs 12 lakh bribe from a man in exchange for releasing a land acquisition award worth over Rs 51.75 lakh in his favor.
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Baripada: On Monday, anti-corruption Vigilance agency sleuths raided the office and other premises of the Tehsildar of Karanjia in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district following allegations of accepting a Rs 12 lakh bribe from a man in exchange for releasing a land acquisition award worth over Rs 51.75 lakh in his favor.
According to vigilance sources, this is the first case of a cheque bribe of Rs 12 lakh. This is also the case's highest bribe amount. Previously, it was 10 lakh in the Manasi Jena case.
According to sources, teams of Vigilance officials conducted simultaneous raids on the properties of Karanjia Tehsildar Charles Nayak, OAS-A (SB) this morning. Raids are being carried out in the following locations:
1) Office room of Tehsildar at Karanjia.
2) Official residence of Tehsildar at Karanjia.
3) Residential house of Charls Nayak located in Bhadrak.
4) Another place located at Chadei Bhol, Karanjia.
The Vigilance sleuths conducted thorough search and examined different documents during the operation.
Teams of Vigilance led by one Additional SP, 7 DySPs, 3 Inspectors and other staff are conducting searches on the strength of search warrants issued by the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Baripada.
The complainant was awarded a compensation of Rs 51,75,810/- recently in lieu of acquisition of his land by the NHAI authorities. The Tehsildar demanded the bribe amount in the form of two blank cheques of Rs.10 lakh and Rs.2 lakh, to release the compensation cheque of the complainant. Finding no alternative, the complainant handed over 2 blank cheques to him. After handing over and presentation of cheques in the bank for withdrawal of the bribe amount, the complainant reported the matter to Vigilance for legal action, a Vigilance release said
The search operations are still continuing and details of assets accumulated by the Tehsildar will be known after the entire process is complete, the sources added.
