Excise Sub-Inspector of Bonai Jagannath Mishra was caught red-handed by Vigilance sleuths on Thursday while he was taking bribe from a businessman, Pratap Sasani of Gurundia block, to give him a trading licence.
Source said that in order to give a licence for Mahul trading. Mishra demanded Rs 30,000 from Sasani. Having no other way, Sasani contacted the Rourkela Vigilance office. Accordingly, a Vigilance team under the leadership of DSP Purushottam Sethi laid a trap and caught
Mishra while taking the chemicals-coated currencies (60 500-rupee notes) from Sasani.Arrested Mishra would be produced at the Sambalpur Vigilance court on Friday.It may be noted that a week ago, Bonai block JEE was trapped while taking bribe of Rs 32,500 from a contractor.