On Monday, the High Court of Orissa granted conditional bail to suspended IAS officer Bijay Ketan Upadhyay who was arrested in a corruption case on Dec 30, 2019.
Allowing the bail to the IAS officer, the HC mentioned that the lower Court will put the conditions on his release.
Odisha Vigilance had arrested him on charges of allegedly demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh for clearing bills of a contractor.
He was then serving as Director in the Directorate of Horticulture under Department of Agriculture of the State Govt.
Upadhyay is a 2009-batch IAS officer.
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