Odisha: Former DFO Among 2 Jailed in Bribery Case

Retd forest officials get jail for bribery in Balangir - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar/Balangir: The Special Judge, Vigilance, Balangir, Monday convicted two retired forest officials and sentenced them to three years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.66 lakh from a Forest Range Officer for release of funds meant for repair and maintenance of Kendu Leaf phadies (godowns). The convicts are Pranab Kishor Mohanty, former DFO, Kendu Leaf, Patnagarh Division, Balangir, and Chittaranjan D…

Odisha: Former DFO among 2 jailed in bribery case

Bhubaneswar: A Vigilance court in Odisha's Balangir district today convicted two former officials of the Forest Department in a bribery case. The Special Vigilance Court, Balangir, convicted Pranab Kumar Mohanty, the former DFO (Kendu Leaf) of Patnagarh Division, and Chittaranjan Dehury, the former Deputy Range Officer (Kendu Leaf) of Ghasian South Range at Patnagarh in the bribery case. The Odisha Vigilance had earlier filed chargesheet against…

Patnagarh: Former DFO and ex-deputy range officer convicted in vigilance trap case

Balangir: In a significant anti-corruption development, Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of two former Senior Officers of Patnagarh Forest Division, Balangir, in a bribery case. Pranab Kumar Mohanty, the former DFO, Kendu Leaf, Patnagarh Division, Balangir (retired) and Chittaranjan Dehury, the former Deputy Range Officer, Kendu Leaf, Ghasian South Range, Patnagarh, (retired) have been convicted by Special Judge, Vigilance, Balangir. …

Former Odisha DFO, Another Get 3-Year Jail Term For Bribery

Bhubaneswar: A special Vigilance court in Oisha’s Balangir on Monday sentenced two retired forest officials to rigorous imprisonment for three years in a bribery case involving Rs 1.66 lakh. The court awarded the jail term while convicting Pranab Kumar Mohanty, former Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Kendu Leaf, Patnagarh Division, and Chittaranjan Dehury, former Deputy Range Officer, Kendu Leaf, Ghasian South Range, Patnagarh, in the case. The …