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Odisha Vigilance Catches Revenue Inspector Taking Bribe
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News18•13-10-2026, 15:15
Odisha Vigilance Catches Revenue Inspector Taking Bribe
- •Alan Behera, a revenue inspector in Bolangir district, was arrested by Odisha Vigilance for accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000.
- •The accused demanded the money to process a mutation file and submit a field enquiry report for converting agricultural land to homestead land.
- •The applicant had applied online on September 7, but the RI delayed the process and initially demanded a bribe of Rs 6,000.
- •Following a complaint, vigilance sleuths laid a trap and caught the official red-handed with the bribe money.
- •Simultaneous searches were conducted at two locations linked to the accused, and a case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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Alan Behera, the revenue inspector of Saintala revenue circle in Bolangir district, was arrested for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 from an applicant to process an online application and submit a field enquiry report for land conversion.
Following the trap and arrest, the Sambalpur vigilance police station registered a formal case against the revenue inspector under the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.
Following the successful trap, simultaneous searches were conducted at two different locations linked to the accused revenue inspector to detect any disproportionate assets accumulated by him.
