Today i.e on 13.10. 2026, a shortwhile ago, Alan Behera, Revenue Inspector (R.I ), Saintala Revenue Circle , Dist-Balangir has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking a bribe Rs.3000/- from an applicant to process the file and to submit field enquiry report to the competent authority for conversion of his agricultural land to homestead land in a mutation case. The applicant had applied online on 07.09.2026 for this purpose as per guidelines of the Govt in the R&DM Department. Despite several requests made by the applicant (Complainant), the accused RI Sri Behera was not initiating the process for no reason. Instead, accused Sri Behera demanded bribe Rs.6,000/- for initiating the process and issuance of homestead ROR in his favour. When the complainant expressed his inability to pay the demanded bribe, the accused RI reduced the bribe amount to Rs.3,000/-. Feeling aggrieved and unable to meet the demand, complt approached the vigilance authorities. Upon receiving the information, a team of Odisha Vigilance nabbed accused Sri Behera, RI, while taking bribe Rs.3,000/- from the complt today. The entire bribe money Rs.3,000/- has been recovered from the possession of accused Sri Behera and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations linked to Sri Behera on DA angle.
In this connection, Sambalpur Vigilance Division P. S Case No.19/2026 U/s.7 of P. C (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress against the accused Sri Behera, RI. Detailed report follows.
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