Vigilance Nabs Two Auditors of ST&SC Department with Rs 14 Lakh 'Ill-Gotten Cash' in Odisha
Officials said the auditors could not explain the cash, and investigators are probing allegations they sought Rs 10 per student to smooth audits.
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Two govt auditors arrested in Odisha's Mayurbhanj for taking bribe
Bhubaneswar/ Baripada, Sept 11 (PTI) Two government auditors were arrested on Friday for allegedly collecting bribes from schools and hostels run by the ST & SC Development Department in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, officials said. The arrested officials were identified as Prasanta Kumar Pradhan and Pragyan Prakash Patra, both auditors with the ST & SC Development […]
Odisha vigilance arrests 2 govt auditors with ₹14 Lakh in suspected bribes
Acting on a tip- off, the Odisha Vigilance intercepted two auditors of the ST and SC Development Department late last night in Baripada and seized ₹14,38,340 in suspected ill gotten cash. The accused officials were travelling in an official District Welfare Office (DWO) Scorpio vehicle from the DWO office to their temporary residence at Mohapatra Hotel in Roxy Lane after completing audit work.
Auditors from the Scheduled Caste and Tribe department, Prashant Kumar Pradhan and Prajna Prakash Patra, have been arrested by Odisha Vigilance in an interception case
By Our Correspondent BHUBANESWAR:Today, two auditors from the Scheduled Caste and Tribe department, Prashant Kumar Pradhan and Prajna Prakash Patra, have been arrested by Odisha Vigilance in an interception case. More than Rs 14.38 lakh in cash, collected through unlawful means, has been seized from their possession. Based on inputs reg collection of bribes from incharge of Ashram Schools & SSD Hostels of SC/ST Department Mayurbhanj Dist during …
Two govt auditors arrested in Mayurbhanj for taking bribe - OrissaPOST
Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Two government auditors were arrested Friday for allegedly collecting bribes from schools and hostels run by the ST & SC Development Department in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, officials said. The arrested officials were identified as Prasanta Kumar Pradhan and Pragyan Prakash Patra, both auditors with the ST & SC Development Department, they said. The duo […]
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