Bhubaneswar, Aug 20: A Special Vigilance Court in Balasore sentenced Kumuda Chandra Pradhan, former Assistant Engineer (Estimator) of the Lift Irrigation Division in Balasore, to three years of rigorous imprisonment for accepting a bribe.
Pradhan had demanded and accepted Rs 10,000 from a contractor in exchange for processing agreement papers related to the issuance of a work order.
He was charge-sheeted under Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(d)/7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The Special Judge (Vigilance), Balasore, found Pradhan guilty and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 50,000.
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