Caught red-handed: Odisha IAS officer held for taking Rs 10L bribe; Rs 47L seized from house during raid | Bhubaneswar News
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha vigilance arrested Dhiman Chakma (36), a 2021 batch IAS officer, on Sunday for allegedly receiving Rs 10 lakh bribe from a businessman in Kalahandi district. During subsequent search at his official residence, vigilance officials also unearthed Rs 47 lakh in unaccounted cash.“The IAS officer Dhiman Chakma, currently serving as sub-collector, Dharamgarh in Kalahandi, was caught red handed while demanding and accepting Rs 10 lakh bribe in his govt quarter at Dharamgarh. We laid a trap after receiving a complaint from the businessman,” director (vigilance) Yeshwant Jethwa told TOI.The vigilance statement revealed that Chakma, a resident of Tripura, had kept currency notes of various denominations in the table drawer at his residence. “Further Rs 47 lakh cash was recovered during searches at his official residence. Our personnel are still conducting searches. Our investigation is in progress,” Jethwa said.Sources indicated that the businessman, who operates stone crusher units in areas under Chakma’s jurisdiction, filed a vigilance complaint on Saturday after the officer allegedly sought Rs 20 lakh as bribe.
