Odisha Govt Terminates Baliapal Sub-Registrar Over Rs 7,000 Bribery Charge

Bhubaneswar, Nov 10: The Odisha government has terminated the services of Manisha Mishra, Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) officer under probation and Sub-Registrar of Baliapal in Balasore district, following her arrest in a bribery case.

According to a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Mishra was caught by Vigilance officials on November 6 while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 from Gyanaranjan Patra of Pancharukhi village for registration and issuance of a sale deed.

A case was registered at Balasore Vigilance Police Station under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. She was arrested on November 7 and remanded to judicial custody till November 20.

Citing grave corruption and gross misconduct, the government stated that her continuance in service was detrimental to public interest. Since she was still under probation, her services were terminated with immediate effect under the relevant ORS recruitment rules.

The termination order was issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department by order of the Governor.