Times of India | ACSO caught red-handed while taking bribe from farmers’ society
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In Keonjhar’s Champua block, vigilance officials caught Assistant Civil Supplies Officer Dhumaram Murmu red‑handed accepting a ₹15,000 bribe from a farmers’ cooperative society that was seeking payment for paddy procured through the Large Area Multipurpose Society (LAMPS). After a complaint by the LAMPS managing director, a sting operation and simultaneous raids uncovered the officer’s demand for illicit payments at several procurement centres and led to the seizure of disproportionate assets. A case has been filed against Murmu at Balasore Vigilance police station under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, and investigations are ongoing; he is scheduled to retire in two years.












