Sub-Registrar in Odisha Terminated from Job for Accepting Bribe

The Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Department has terminated the services of probationary Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) officer Manisha Mishra with immediate effect on November 10, 2026.

Key Details

Posting: She was posted as Sub-Registrar at Baliapal in Balasore (Baleshwar) district. Manisha Mishra cleared the Odisha Civil Services Examination and was selected into the Odisha Revenue Service (ORS). As a Sub-Registrar in Balasore, she held a key gazetted executive role handling land administration, property deeds, and state revenue collection.

Reason for Termination: She was caught red-handed by the Odisha Vigilance Directorate on November 6, 2026, while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹7,000 from a complainant (Gyanaranjan Patra) to register a land sale deed.

Charges: The government cited gross misconduct, personal immorality, and a violation of the Odisha Government Servants’ Conduct Rules, 1959, noting that her continuation in service would be detrimental to the public interest.

Official Stance: Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari emphasized the state’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, and Additional Chief Secretary Arabinda Kumar Padhee confirmed her termination before the completion of her two-year probation period.

Also Read: Bomb Threat in Bank of Baroda and Bank of India Branches in Gujarat

Government has terminated her from Job

According to the government order, Manisha Mishra, who was working under probation, was caught by Vigilance Officers of the Baleshwar Division on November 6, 2026, after allegedly demanding and accepting illegal gratification of ₹7,000 from a complainant, Gyanaranjan Patra, a resident of Pancharukhi village in Baleshwar district.

The alleged bribe was related to the registration of the complainant’s land and issuance of the sale deed. The money was allegedly demanded and received in her office chamber at Baliapal. A case was registered at Baleshwar Vigilance Police Station under Case No. 26 dated November 5, 2026, under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.

Following the incident, Manisha Mishra was arrested on November 7, 2026, and produced before the court. The court subsequently remanded her to judicial custody until November 20, 2026.

The Odisha Government terminated the services of Manisha Mishra with immediate effect from the date of issue of the order, November 10, 2026. The termination order was issued by exercising powers under Rule 17(2) of the Odisha Revenue Service (Recruitment) Rules, 2011, read with Rule 3(2) and Rule 3(3)(a) of the Odisha Revenue Service, Group-B (Probation and Departmental Examination) Rules, 2016.

Also Read: SBI Chief Manager Raises Allegations of Harassment, Intimidation and Misuse of Authority