Bribery / Saintala RI Caught Taking Bribe in Land Case
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Odisha Vigilance arrests Saintala RI Alan Behera in Balangir for taking ₹3,000 bribe in a land conversion case. Bribe money seized, searches launched, case registered under Prevention of Corruption Act.
Balangir, Oct 13: Odisha Vigilance today apprehended Alan Behera, Revenue Inspector (RI) of Saintala Revenue Circle in Balangir district, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹3,000 in a land conversion case.
According to officials, the complainant had applied online on September 7, 2026 for conversion of agricultural land to homestead land under government guidelines.
Despite repeated requests, Behera allegedly delayed the process without reason and demanded a bribe of ₹6,000 to initiate the file and issue the homestead Record of Rights (ROR). When the applicant expressed inability to pay, the demand was reduced to ₹3,000.
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✨Aggrieved, the complainant approached Vigilance authorities. Acting on the complaint, a team of Odisha Vigilance laid a trap and caught Behera red‑handed while accepting the bribe today. The entire amount of ₹3,000 was recovered from his possession and seized in the presence of witnesses.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are underway at two locations linked to Behera to investigate possible disproportionate assets.
In connection with the incident, Sambalpur Vigilance
Division Police Station Case No. 19/2026 has been registered under Section 7 of
the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. Officials confirmed that
further investigation against the accused RI is in progress.