Odisha Vigilance Nabs JE Taking ₹15K Bribe in Jagatsinghpur
Jagatsinghpur, Odisha: Vigilance officials on Friday trapped Soma Das, a Junior Engineer of GED, while she was allegedly accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe from a contractor.
The bribe was reportedly demanded for preparing an estimate to install street lights in a Gram Panchayat.
According to officials, the contractor had submitted a request on May 8, 2026, but the JE allegedly delayed the file and demanded money — about 1% of the project’s estimated cost of Rs 15 lakh.
Acting on the complaint, Vigilance laid a trap and caught her red-handed inside her office chamber. The tainted amount was recovered on the spot.
Searches are underway at two locations linked to her to verify possible disproportionate assets.
A case has been registered at Cuttack Vigilance Police Station (Case No. 24/2026) under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. Investigation is ongoing.
