A corrupt Police officer was caught red-handedly by Odisha Vigilance for taking bribe from RTI Activist

A corrupt Police officer was caught red-handedly  by  Odisha  Vigilance  for taking bribe from RTI Activist

On 12.6.18, a  corrupt police Pabitra Mohan Pradhan, Sub-Inspector, Begunia Police station of Khurda district, Odisha was caught red-handedly by Vigilance for taking bribe from Bikash Jena,RTI Activist.  

On 13.5.18., Sri Bikash was severely beaten up by BJD supported goons for filling number of RTI Applications to block and tahasil office to expose corruption and misappropriation of fund allocated  under ICDS, NREGA  Scheme. Then, on the next day he  filed FIR dt. 14.5.18 to the IIC, Begunia Police station seeking inquiry into  the matter and action against the culprits.   But the Sub-inspector did not register FIR rather misbehaved him and threatened him not come to police station further. He also used  very slang language   using name of his caste. On the other hand,  the same sub-inspector  immediately registered     a counter FIR filed  by the accused against  whom he had filed FIR and tried to arrest him.

 Then,  Bikash field case in both OHRC and Information Commission seeking direction to SP, Khurda to conduct an inquiry into his   allegation and direction to the IIC, Begunia police station to register his FIR and conduct an inquiry.  He had also demanded action against Sub-Inspector, Begunia Police station for misbehaving him using slang language.

Later on the said police officer asked Bikash to pay Rs. 5000 . So that he will not arrest him. In the meantime Bikash got succeeded in obtaining advance bail. Along with other RTI Activists, it was planned to arrest this police through vigilance case.  Accordingly vigilance  officials were  approached and detailed plan was chalked out to catch him. On 12.6.18,  he was caught by Vigilance officials while taking money  from Bikash.

Bikash Nayak can be contacted – M- 9777335758

Pradip Pradhan

M-9937843482

Date-12.6.18

RTI Activist was mercilessly beaten up, arrested and put behind bar in Angul

RTI Activist was mercilessly beaten up, arrested  and put behind bar in Angul district, Odisha

Pradeep Kumar Sahu, Recipient of  best volunteer award from Chief Minister, National Youth Awardee and  renowned RTI Activist  was  manhandled , then beaten up mercilessly  by  the forest officials of  DFO Office, Angul  on his visit  to the said office  to file RTI Application on 9.5.18. Later  he was arrested  by the police  on FIR lodged  by officials in connivance with police, but  his  first FIR was ignored  by the Inspector-in-Charge, Angul police station. On 11.6.18,  Sri Pradeep Sahu  has filed two petitions to Odisha Human Rights Commission and Odisha Information Commission seeking justice.

Details of incident leading to attack and arrest of RTI Activist

·         On 9.5.18, Pradeep  along with  his  Activist-friend Jitendra Samal  had gone to the office of Divisional Forest Officer, Angul  to submit RTI Application   and met Basudev Nayak, ACF  and discussed  with him about purpose of their visit. Time was around 9.15 AM. During discussion with ACF, they asked for information of other RTI Applications submitted earlier. It is to be mentioned here that  since huge corruption, irregularities  and misappropriation of  crores of rupees  sanctioned for plantation and forest development project is going on , Pradeep and local people  are using RTI to expose it  and they have also filed  a number of complaints to Director, Vigilance, PCCF, Odisha  for inquiry.  However,  having seen another RTI Application on another corruption issue,   Sri Nayak, ACF  got irritated and started rebuking them  using slang language ( Haireshala tume kuade asichha ………………).  Then he immediately shouted and called his staff to teach them lession. Immediately few staff of DFO office reached in the spot , gheraoed and started beating them black and white. They kicked like anything   and strangulated them.  Though they tried to retaliate them, they  could not succeed.    It continued for two hours. At last  the police reached and rescued them.

·         After reaching in police station, they  filed FIR in Angul Police station.  The Inspector-in-Charge received their  complaint but did not register the case. But they  were held up by the police in Police station.   

·         Just after few minutes of our FIR being filed,  Sri Basudev Nayak along with few staff reached  in the police station and  filed  counter FIR against Pradeep  leveling unnecessary  false charges  against them. He alleged that they put fist blow to his neck and Jitendra held his hands and threatened to murder him. Astonishingly, the IIC, Angul immediately registered their FIR and within hours produced them before the court of SDJM, Angul   who refused to grant bail and forwarded them to jail. They got released on bail after 20 days of custody.

·         Pradeep is social Activist. Since last few years, he along with his friends have been using RTI  to expose corruption and give justice to the poor people in Angul district.   He has been awarded Prakruti Mitra award by district administration for his outstanding work in  the field of protection of forest, While working with forest protecting groups, he  has come across  huge corruption and irregularities  in forest development project  and plantation.  To fight out corruption, he has been using RTI in different offices including DFO office.  

·         Being disturbed over his repeated expose about corruption and subsequent filling of plethora of complaints demanding inquiry, the staff of DFO  office and more particularly ACF have got vindictive and conspired to attack him several times. 9.5.18 was an faithful day for him to execute his conspiracy    and to take revenge against Pradeep and his friend Jitendra.  

·         Pradeep has filed complaint to OHRC and Odisha Information Commission seeking inquiry and quick action against the culprits.

Pradeep Sahu can be contacted  M-9937439848

Pradip Pradhan

RTI Activist

State Convener, Odisha Soochana Adhikar Abhijan

M-9937843482

List of Journalists allotted Government Quarters in Bhubaneswar

List of Journalists allotted Government Quarters in Bhubaneswar, Capital city of Odisha

(Information obtained under RTI dated 29.3.18)

·         Many Journalists have been enjoying Govt. quarters since 30 to 40 years.

·         Though Sri Tathagat Satapathy is MP and having own palatial house in Bhubaneswar, he does not hesitate to  enjoy   high profile Govt.  quarter  as journalist  in Bhubaneswar since 2006.  

·         Not a single woman journalist has been allotted Govt. quarter  in Bhubaneswar, though applied.

·          Since years together,  Govt. Quarters are still under occupation of the family members of  Journalists  who  have already expired.

·         Like Ministers, MLAs and  Officers,  the Journalists  who are  having Govt. land  and own house in Bhubaneswar  still enjoy Govt. quarter .

·         Monthly House rent of Govt. quarters allotted to Journalists ranges  from Rs. 400.00 to Rs. 700.00.

·         House Rent  has not  been revised  since 1991.

·         There is no norm/ rules   in respect of criteria  and procedure for  allotment  of Govt. quarters  to Journalists in Bhubaneswar.

·         More  than 400 Govt. quarters are illegally  occupied  by retired Govt. officials and transferred employees  in Bhubaneswar  causing loss of crores of rupees to state  exchequer.

·         Journalists of Electronics media  have  not  been allotted  Govt. quarters till yet.

·         State Govt. must pay attention to allot more  quarters  to young Journalists  who are struggling  in their profession  to live in Bhubaneswar by paying  huge house rent.

Sl.No.	Name of Journalists	Quarter Details			Date of allotment
		Qrs. No.	Type	Unit
1	Sri Rabi Singh, senior Journalist	91	VR	VI	6.7.2010
2	Sri Dulal Mishra , Freelance Journalist	25/1	VA	II	31.8.1984
3	Sri Chandrabhanu Patnaik, Journalist	4/1	VIC	I	10.3.2000
4	Sri Subas Ch. Patnaik, Chief, Orissa Matters	32	VR	VI	22.8.1991
5	Family members of late  R.N.Mohanty , ex-freelance journalist	3/2	VID/S	II	1.1.1998
6	Sri Basant Kumar Das, Freelance Journalist	4/2	VID/S	II	14.3.1990
7	Pandit Prabodha Ku. Mishra, Freelance Journalist	21	2RB	IX, Road-6	27.12.2007
8	Sri Sanjib Kumar Mukherjee, Photo Journalist	9/2	D	VIII	8.12.2010
9	Sri Gurukalyan Mohapatra, Freelaance Jouranlist	29/3	VA	II	4.5.2011
10	Sri Haladhar Dhir, Freelance Journalist	84	D	Jayadev Vihar	19.3.1987
11	Family Members of late Barendra Krustan Dhal, Ex-Correspondence, Aj kal	11/4	VA	II	16.9.1980
12	Sri Bipin Singh, Freelance Journalist	7/1	VA	II	16.9.1980
13	Sri Pitambar Ray, Correspondent, Nutan Barta	43	VR	VI	12.1.1990
14	Sri J.K.Tripathy, Correspondent, Nababharat	4/1	VR	III	9.9.1996
15	Sri Prabhu K. Mohapatra, Freelance Journalist	3/2	VR	III	4.4.1994
16	Sri Anamitra Sengupta, Principal Correspondent, Anand Bazar Patrika	7	5-RF	III	31.12.1991
17	Sri Alaya Kumar Mohanty, Correpondent, Amruta Sandesh	68	VR	VI	20.1.1989
18	Sri Rabi Das, senior journalist	12/1	VIC	I	24.2.1996
19	Sri L.M.Pattjoshi, Editor, the Pragatibadi	16/1	3R	IV	22.6.1981
20	Sri K.Ravi, Correspondent, Statesman	4	6	II	17.12.1988
21	Sri Gopal Mohapatra,  Journalist	3/1	VR	II	4.1.1990
22	Sri Paresh Ku. Das, Principal Correspondent, PTI	27/2	VA	II	12.10.1993
23	Sri D.P.Patnaik, Bureau-in-Chief, UNI	4	5RF	III	22.1.1996
24	Sri Nageshwar Patnaik, Freelance Journalist	15	4R	VIII	7.8.1998
25	Sri Anil Prasad Mishra, Spl. Correspondent, Eastern Press Agency	80	IVR	VI	3.3.1990
26	Sri Akshaya Ku.Pati, Jouranlist, Dainik Asha	23/1	VA	II	24.1.2000
27	Sri Ramesh Ch.Mohanty, Correspondent, Janamorcha	4/1	VA	II	24.1.2000
28	Sri Somanath Sahu, Freelance Journalist	8/6	D	VIII	6.10.1989
29	Sri Chittaranjan Patnaik, Spl. Correspondent, Kholakatha	96	VR	VI	21.9.1990
30	Sri Prasanta Patnaik, Freelance Journalist	5	5RF	III	10.4.1990
31	Sri Prasanna Pattnaik, Correspondent, AAJ	35/3	E	IX	9.9.2008
32	Sri Bibekananda Jena, Correspondent, Sambad Kalika	16/1	IVA	II	13.12.1996
33	Sri B.K.Bhanjadeo, Correspondent, Sabuja Odisha	18/4	IVR	I	5.2.1992
34	Sri Ambika Prasad Kanungo, Chief Reporter, Vaartha Group of Papers	11/1	D	VIII	7.1.2000
35	Sri P.K.Nayak, Correspondent, Agnisikha	52/3	E	IX	4.7.1992
36	Sri Pradip Kumar Mohanty, Staff Correspondent, Ajikali	285	IVR	VI	8.7.1992
37	Sri Pradyuman Ku.Mohanty, Spl. Correspondent, Unnatipathe	20/4	VA	II	31.3.1995
38	Sri Baistnab Jena, Freelance Journalist	20/3	IVB	III	1.11.1996
39	Sri Ramesh Ch. Swain, Spl. Correspondent, Nutan Barrtta	16/4	IVB	III	9.3.1992
40	Sri Ashok Dash, News Editor, Sankalp TV	3/1	VIB	III	17.1.1995
41	Sri Bijay K. Pradhan, Spl. Correspondent, Sambad Keshari	12/2	3R	IV	20.12.1989
42	Sri Sanjaya Kumar Pradhan, Spl. Correspondent, Press News of India	6	D	NP	31.10.1986
43	Family members of Late  R.P.Shastry, Ex-Editor, Orissa Times,	38/3	IV	I	27.7.1980
44	Sri Ajay Kumar Pradhan, Staff Correspondent, Sambad Keshari	164	3R	IX, Road-1	23.12.1996
45	Sri Rajaram Satapathy, Freelance Journalist	3/2	VIA	I	7.9.1994
46	Sri Sanat Mishra, Correspondent , News Trust of India	30/3	VA	II	20.8.1996
47	Sri Bijay Ku Panda, Staff Correspondent, Bharat Darshan	4	2RB	III	29.12.1992
48	Sri Jayashis Ray, Correspondent, Press News Service	12	4RF	IX	5.5.1999
49	Sri Asutosh Mishra, Freelance Journalist	1/1	B(V)	NKN	13.8.1998
50	Sri Bijay Ketan Mishra, Editor, The political & Business Dailly	3/2	VIC	I	4.7.1998
51	Sri Tathagat Satapathy, Editor, Dharitri	12	4R	VIII	1.5.2006
52	Sri Ajit Mohanty, Spl. Correspondent, Dharitri	5/3	VA	II	4.12.1982
53	Sri Dillip Bisoi, Correspondent, Financial Express	3/1	VR	III	27.6.2001
54	Sri Ambika Prasad Das, Executive Editor, Orissa Express	80	VR	VI	24.2.2001
55	Sri Prafulla Das, Journalist, the Hindu	2	V	V	14.2.2001
56	Sri Sital Tarnag Beuria, Journalist, Deccan Herald	6	4R	VIII	25.9.2017
57	Sri Braja Kishor Mishra, Correspondent, Tathya	14/1	3R	IV	25.3.1985
58	Sri Gourang Ch. Hota, Staff Correspondent, Dakara	6/1	VA	II	6.3.1992
59	Sri Prasanna Ku. Mohanty, Freelance Journalist	29/4	VA	II	20.6.2001
60	Sri Maheswar Rath, Freelance Journalist	51/1	IVB	III	25.4.1996
61	Sri Gopanarayan Das, Journalist	9/1	3R	IV	11.6.1987
62	Sri Bauribandhu Maharana, Freelance Journalist	61/9	2RB	IX	23.7.1984
63	Sri Ramahari Mishra, Freelance Journalist	69	C	VIII	11.1.1990
64	Sri Arbinda Mishra, Senior Correspendent, Press  Trust of India	54	D	BJB	20.6.2014
65	Sri Pratap Samal, Correspondent, Suryaparava	40/4	IV	I	29.8.2015
66	Sri  Debendra Suar, Staff Reporter, The Prameya	100	D	MA	20.2.2014
67	Sri Bhabani Tripathy, Reporter, Sambad	41/2	IVB	III	20.2.2014
68	Sri Himanshu Singh, Reporter, Tathya	332	IVR	VI	20.2.2016
69	Sri Dhirendra Mishra, Chief Reporter, the Sambad	272	IVR	VI	20.2.2014
70	Sri Sarada Debata, Staff Reporter, The Samaya	30	D	BJB	20.2.14
71	Sri Ashok Panda, Chief Photographer, The Samaya	113	D	MA	20.2.2014
72	Sri Balabhadra Dash, Reporter, UNI	66	D	BJB	20.2.14
73	Sri Birupakhya Tripathy, Senior Reporter, Pragatibadi	115	D	MA	20.2.2014
74	Sri Sarbeswar Bardhan, Staff Reporter, Orissa Times	147	IVR	VI	20.2.2014
75	Sri Sandeep Mishra, Jouranlist	39/2	IVB	III	21.2.2014
76	Sri Ajay Kumar Das, Correspondent, Odisha Sandesh	5	3RF	VIII	9.10.2015

Pradip Pradhan

M-9937843482

Date- 9.6.18