India, Sept. 10 -- Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance today arrested a forest department employee for allegedly taking 30,000 bribe to prepare final pension papers and arrears for a retired staffer.
The accused, Rupchand Nayak, a junior assistant in the office of the Deputy Conservator of Forests at Nicolson Forest Training School, Champua (Keonjhar district), was caught red-handed by a Vigilance team while accepting the money from the complainant, a retired employee who had voluntarily retired in 2024.
According to the Vigilance, the pensioner had repeatedly asked Nayak to complete his final pension and arrear salary bills since his 2024 retirement. Nayak allegedly demanded 30,000 to process the paperwork. Frustrated by more than a year's d...