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Odisha Vigilance has nabbed yet another government engineer in a bribery case. Susmita Oram, a Junior Engineer (JE) posted at Gaisilet Block, in Bargarh district, was caught red-handed on June 10, 2025, while accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000. She had joined the government service under DRDA, Bargarh, on January 10, 2024, and is working as a JE at Gaisilet Block since January 29, 2024. This was her first posting.
Oram was demanding Rs 32,000 from a contractor (complainant) for measurement and clearing of pending bills related to road improvement work under MGNREGS.
The estimated cost of the work was Rs 9,50,000, out of which bills ...