Odisha Vigilance arrested District Social Security Officer (DSSO) Biplab Keshari Samantaray from Keonjhar for accepting a ₹20,000 bribe through PhonePe from an NGO.

The arrest followed multiple complaints alleging that Samantaray demanded money to facilitate agreements and release grant-in-aid payments under government social security schemes.

Officials registered Vigilance Cell Division PS Case No. 11/2025 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. Investigators uncovered suspicious PhonePe transactions linked to Samantaray’s account, as well as those of his family members and office staff. These digital payments are currently under verification.

Odisha Vigilance launched simultaneous searches at three locations associated with Samantaray. During the raids,

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