Bhubaneswar, Sept 24: An Income Tax officer in Khordha has been trapped by the CBI with bribes on Saturday night .

The accused,identified as Suman Sundar Sahu was detained while he was allegedly receiving a gold necklace and Rs 5 lakh cash from a jeweller as bribes.

Following this, a raid was initiated by the CBI sleuths at Sahu’s residence in Bhubaneswar.

Sources said that, Sahu was allegedly receiving a gold necklace and Rs 5 lakh cash from the proprietor of Shanti Jewelers in the evening. Meanwhile, the CBI sleuths who had set a trap earlier, caught him red handed on the spot. During the operation,the bribes were recovered from his possession and he was taken into custody.

Subsequently, the team raided the rented house of Sahu to take account of his disproportionate assets.