Today Ajaya Khuntia, Accountant- cum- supporting staff, (Contractual)in the office of the Block Education Officer (BEO), Saintala, in Bolangir district has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance.

The Accountant was caught while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.18,000/- (Rupees Eighteen Thousand) from a Complainant.

The complainant is (an Assistant Teacher) for processing the file of NPS ( National Pension Scheme) work and release of pending arrear DA (Dearness Allowance, recently released by the Govt. ) in favour of him and other teachers.

The entire bribe money has been recovered from accused Khuntia and seized. Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of Khuntia from Disproportionate Assets (DA) angle. In this connection, Sambalpur Vigilance P.S. Case No.22 dt.24.08.2023 U/s.7 P.C. (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered.

Investigation is in progress against accused Khuntia, Accountant. Detailed report follows.