Bhubaneswar, July 8 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/handcuff1_1627029815.jpg
Odisha Vigilance on Monday arrested Dr. Subha Prakash Soren, Block Veterinary Officer (BVO) of Rairakhol, Sambalpur, and his associate, Programme Assistant Maheswar Sahu, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a beneficiary.
According to the Vigilance Directorate, the complainant had set up a broiler farm in April 2025 under the Government of Odisha's Broiler Poultry Farming Scheme and was eligible for a total subsidy of Rs 90,000.
While the first phase of the subsidy was disbursed, the second phase amounting to Rs 54,000 was withheld for months.
Despite repeated requests to release the second phase subsidy, Dr. Soren...