Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Odisha Vigilance Arrests Two Revenue Officials in Alleged Bribe Case
Two revenue officials in Odisha were arrested on Monday.
They were accused of asking a person for Rs 35,000.
The money was allegedly wanted to help process a land-related application.
The applicant contacted the Vigilance department after repeated requests.
Officers then arranged a trap.
The two officials were allegedly caught accepting the money.
Their offices and homes were searched afterward.
The case is now being investigated under an anti-corruption law.
Odisha Vigilance arrested two revenue officials over an alleged Rs 35,000 bribe demand.
Revenue inspector Kalyani Jena and assistant revenue inspector Purna Chandra Behera were posted at Siula revenue circle.
The officials allegedly sought money to process and forward an enquiry report in a land mutation case.
The applicant contacted Vigilance authorities after allegedly being unable to meet the officials’ repeated demand.
A trap led to the arrests, followed by searches and registration of a case under the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.
- Who
- Revenue inspector Kalyani Jena and assistant revenue inspector Purna Chandra Behera were arrested by Odisha Vigilance officers.
- What
- They were allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 35,000 to process and forward an enquiry report in a land mutation case.
- When
- Monday, September 9; the report does not specify the year.
- Where
- The officials were posted at Siula revenue circle under Pipili tehsil in Puri district; the case was registered at Bhubaneswar Vigilance police station.
- Why
- They allegedly sought the money from an applicant for converting agricultural land into homestead land and processing the related mutation enquiry.
- Officials arrested
- Kalyani Jena and Purna Chandra Behera
- Alleged bribe
- Rs 35,000
- Posting
- Siula revenue circle under Pipili tehsil, Puri district
- Applicant’s issue
- Conversion of agricultural land into homestead land
- Action taken
- A Vigilance trap led to the arrests
- Legal provision
- Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Investigation status
- Further investigation is underway