Odisha Government Dismisses Official Over Bribery Charges
The Odisha government has dismissed a sub-registrar for accepting a bribe of ₹7,000 during a land registration process.
Bhubaneswar, November 10 (Daily Kiran) : The Odisha government has taken decisive action against a sub-registrar, Manisha Mishra, following allegations of corruption. Her services have been terminated immediately due to her involvement in a bribery case.
On November 6, vigilance officials in Balasore caught Mishra red-handed while she was accepting a bribe of ₹7,000. She allegedly demanded this amount from a man named Gyanranjan Patra in exchange for processing his land registration and issuing a sale deed.
The General Administration (Vigilance) Department reported the incident on November 7, leading to a case being filed at the Balasore Vigilance police station. Mishra was arrested the same day and subsequently presented in court, where she was remanded to judicial custody until November 20.
The order for her dismissal noted that Mishra had not yet completed her probation period. The charges against her fall under serious corruption and misconduct, violating the Odisha Government Servants Conduct Rules of 1959.
After reviewing the vigilance department’s report and the gravity of the allegations, the appointing authority concluded that retaining Mishra in service would be detrimental to public interest. Consequently, the government invoked its powers under the Odisha Revenue Service Recruitment Rules, 2011, and the Odisha Revenue Service (Group-B) Probation and Departmental Examination Rules, 2016, to terminate her services immediately.
Mishra remains in custody until November 20 as the government considers the allegations a significant breach of conduct.
