Odisha Junior Revenue Assistant dismissed from govt service after conviction in Vigilance case

Bhubaneswar: Pradeep Kumar Sahu, Junior Revenue Assistant, Office of Settlement Officer, Ganjam has been dismissed from Odisha government service after being convicted in a vigilance case.

Sahu was arrested and charge sheeted by the anti-corruption agency for demanding and accepting bribe from a complainant for supply of copy of Yadast relating to his land properties.

He was convicted by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Berhampur on 11.09.2023 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 years. The court had also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him.