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IAS officer Dhiman Chakma, serving as the Sub-Collector of Dharamgarh in Odisha's Kalahandi district, has been remanded to judicial custody and sent to Bhawanipatna District Jail following his arrest on bribery charges. The Special Vigilance Court in Bhawanipatna denied his bail plea and ordered a 14-day judicial remand.
The 36-year-old IAS officer was apprehended by the Odisha Vigilance Department on Sunday for allegedly accepting a Rs 10 lakh bribe from a local businessman. Subsequent searches at his official residence led to the seizure of an additional Rs 47 lakh in unaccounted cash.
Chakma, a 2021-batch IAS officer hailing ...