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Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday apprehended two staffers of the Rengali Block Education Office (BEO) in Sambalpur district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 as the first instalment of an overall demand of Rs 25,000.
The accused have been identified as Dusmanta Kumar Sahu, Junior Assistant, and Gopabandhu Sahu, Peon, of the BEO office. According to vigilance officials, Dusmanta Sahu was in the habit of regularly seeking bribes from teachers and other staff to process their legitimate claims.
In the present case, he allegedly demanded Rs 25,000 from a complainant, Rs7,000 for processing his salary and an ad...