Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials on Thursday apprehended a Revenue Inspector (RI) for allegedly taking Rs 40,000 as bribe from a man in Sambalpur district.
The accused, identified as Bhisma Pradhan, is posted as RI in Goudpalli Revenue Circle under Jamankira Tehsil in Sambalpur district.
The RI had sought Rs 40,000 as bribe from a private individual to furnish favourable report in a land lease case and issue ROR (Land Patta) in his favour. The man had then lodged a complaint in this regard with the Vigilance Department.
A Vigilance statement said that a trap was laid and its officials caught the RI red-handed while he accepting the bribe amount from the complainant.
The entire bribe money has been recovered from the possession of the RI and seized. Following this, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations linked to the RI to unearth any disproportionate assets.
The Sambalpur Vigilance Police Station has registered a case in this regard under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 and launched a probe.
