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Balasore: A retired Junior Horticulture Officer in Balasore district has been sentenced to undergo two years of rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case.
The accused has been identified as Brajendra Mishra, Junior Horticulture Officer (Retired), Nilgiri, Dist-Balasore.
Mishra was charge-sheeted by Odisha Vigilance U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 PC Act,1988 for demanding and accepting a bribe from a beneficiary for releasing the subsidy under the National Horticulture Mission (NHM) scheme.
He was convicted by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Balasore and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 2 years and a fine.
Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for the stoppage of the pension of Brajendra Mishra following his conviction.
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