CrimeOdisha

IAS Officer Caught Red-handed While Accepting Bribe of Rs 1 Lakh , Arrested

Bhubaneswar:Odisha Vigilance on Monday caught Odisha cadre 2009 batch IAS officer Bijay Ketan Upadhyay red-handed while accepting Rs 1 lakh as bribe  in Bhubaneswar ,

Upadhyay had demanded Rs 1 lakh for passing a bill, Accordingly a trap was laid by Vigilance officials to catch him red handed

The  officer is currently serving as the Director of Horticulture, Odisha Government. The bureaucrat’s office and residence were searched by the anti-corruption agency officials after his arrest.

The information was received as a part of the feedback mechanism of ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative