Coop society secy caught taking Rs 15,000 bribe in Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Published On : May 28, 2020 at 1:45 PM

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials today arrested the Secretary of a Cooperative Society in Nayagarh district for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 15,000.

The accused has been identified as Pramod Kumar Dehury, Secretary, Dhipisahi Service Cooperative Society, Daspalla.

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According to reports, Dehury had demanded the amount from one Ranjan Pradhan of the area to supply paddy seed and release paddy worth Rs 2,72,250. Pradhan lodged a complaint in this regard with Vigilance, following which a trap was laid and Dehury was caught red-handed by the sleuths of the anti-corruption agency while receiving the amount from the complainant.

A case has been registered in this connection and further investigation was underway.