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Brahmapur Agriculture Officer Held Taking Rs 15,000 Bribe Over MKUY Subsidy
['Ananya Pattnaik']
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Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested Brahmapur Chief District Agriculture Officer (CDAO) Byomkesh Mishra for allegedly demanding and accepting a ₹15,000 bribe from a beneficiary to process a subsidy-related file under the Mukhya Mantri Krushi Udyog Yojana (MKUY).
CDAO allegedly demanded ₹15,000 bribeAs per the Vigilance statement, the beneficiary had been approaching Mishra for nearly two months to get the file processed.
Vigilance alleged that Mishra subsequently demanded ₹15,000 from the beneficiary for processing the file and facilitating the release of the subsidy.
Odisha Vigilance conducts trap operationActing on the complaint, a team of Odisha Vigilance conducted a trap operation on Wednesday.
Searches at three locationsFollowing the trap, Odisha Vigilance launched simultaneous searches at three locations linked to Mishra as part of its disproportionate-assets inquiry.