Nuapada: PMAY Technical Consultant falls in vigilance trap; Arrested

Nuapada: Technical Consultant of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) section of Khariar was arrested after being caught red handed while taking bribe. The consultant was caught red-handed while taking bribe of Rs 10, 000 from a PMAY beneficiary.

The accused has been identified as Dev Chandan Rout. He is a Technical Consultant (Jr.Engineer) of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) Section of Khariar NAC in Nuapada district.

Dev Chandan was caught red-handed while accepting bribe Rs.10,000/-  from a PMAY beneficiary for submission of completion certificate and facilitating release of final bill  under PMAY-Urban  Scheme to the beneficiary.

The entire tainted money has been recovered and seized from the possession of accused Dev Chandan.

Following the trap, simultaneous searches are being conducted at two locations of the accused in Nuapada district from DA angle.

Earlier today, the banking assistant of Bhawanipatna Central Cooperative Bank identified as Pradeep Kumar Chandrakar was under Odisha vigilance scanner over alleged allegation of acquisition of disproportionate assets.