Khordha, July 5: Odisha Vigilance on Friday apprehended a Revenue Inspector (RI) while demanding and accepting bribe from a complainant.
The accused has been identified as Bisweswar Ray Behera, Revenue Inspector (RI) in Siko under Begunia Tahasil in Odisha’s Khordha district.
According to sources, the accused had demanded illegal gratification by threatening action against the complainant for felling a tree on government land. Acting on a tip-off, vigilance conducted a raid and caught Behera red-handed while accepting a bribe amount of Rs 20,000.
The entire bribe money has been recovered and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of Behera from DA angle.