Bribery Case: Taluk Panchayat EO Sadanand Relieved from Duty by CEO
Mangaluru: The CEO of Zilla Panchayat Dr M R Ravi has relieved Sadanand from the Taluk Panchayat Executive officer post on September 18.
On September 15, Sadanand had demanded a bribe from the PDOs to move their files in order to get funds from the government for the development work. In this regard, the PDOs had gheraoed the EO and demanded justice. As soon as the MLA of Mangaluru North Constituency Dr Bharath Shetty got the information he visited the Taluk Panchayat office and was witness to the incident.
The MLA had also informed the issue to the CEO and the DC to take action against the EO. On September 16, the CEO issued a notice to the Executive officer Sadanand for clarification within 24 hours but Sadanand failed to give an explanation.
On September 18, evening ZP CEO Dr M R Ravi issued a notice to EO Sadanand relieving him of his duties and issued an order to A Sujanchandra Rao to take the post of the EO along with his present post until further orders.