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Odisha Vigilance on Saturday caught a staffer of the Rukura Irrigation Project in Bonai, Sundargarh district, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 from a tribal land loser for processing compensation.
The accused has been identified as Prithviraj Kamila, Clerk-cum-Cashier in the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Office of the Rukura Irrigation Project.
According to Vigilance sources, Kamila had demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 to process the complainant's file for the release of land acquisition compensation worth Rs 2.07 lakh.
The complainant had earlier paid Rs 10,000, but his file was still not cleared. When he exp...