September 22, 2024

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Ex Head Clerk of Block Education Office convicted, will get 3 years of rigorous imprisonment

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Chaturbhuja Khamari, Ex-Head Clerk (Retired), O/o Block Education Officer, Harabhanga of Boudh district was convicted by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Phulbani.

Phulbani: Chaturbhuja Khamari, Ex-Head Clerk (Retired), O/o Block Education Officer, Harabhanga of Boudh district was convicted by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Phulbani and has been sentenced to bear rigorous imprisonment for a interval of three years.

Vigilance court docket additionally imposed a positive of Rs 5,000 and in default of cost of positive, to bear rigorous imprisonment for a interval of three months for the offence U/s 7 Prevention of Corruption Amendment Act, 2018.

Khamari was reportedly cost sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Berhampur Vigilance PS Case No.33 dt.03.12.2019 U/s 7 Prevention of Corruption Amendment Act, 2018 for demanding and accepting bribe Rs 5,000 from a complainant so as to course of the file for launch of household pension in favour of her daughter-in-law.

Sources stated that Odisha Vigilance will now transfer the competent authority for stoppage of pension of Chaturbhuja Khamari following his conviction.