Saintala Revenue Inspector nabbed by Odisha Vigilance while taking bribe

13 Oct 2026, 09:30 by Subadh Nayak · KalingaTV

Balangir: Alan Behera, the Revenue Inspector (RI ) of Saintala Revenue Circle in Balangir district has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking bribe today.

The Saintala Revenue Inspector was nabbed while he was taking a bribe of Rs 3000 from an applicant to process the file and to submit field enquiry report to the competent authority for conversion of his agricultural land to homestead land in a mutation case.

The applicant had applied online on September 7 for this purpose as per guidelines of the government in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department. Despite several requests made by the complainant, the RI was not initiating the process for no reason. Instead, he demanded bribe Rs 6,000 for initiating the process and issuance of homestead ROR in his favour.

When the complainant expressed his inability to pay the demanded bribe, the accused RI reduced the bribe amount to Rs 3,000. Feeling aggrieved and unable to meet the demand, the complainant approached the vigilance authorities.

Upon receiving the information, a team of Odisha Vigilance nabbed the RI while taking bribe Rs 3,000 from the complainant today. The entire bribe money Rs 3,000 has been recovered from the possession of Behera and seized.

Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations linked to the Saintala RI on Disproportionate Assets (DA) angle.

In this connection, Sambalpur Vigilance Division P. S Case No.19/2026 U/s.7 of P. C (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. Investigation is in progress against the accused RI.

Detailed report follows.

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