Sarada Prasanna Sahu, Revenue Inspector (RI), Choudwar Circle, Cuttack, was arrested by the Vigilance police for taking bribe of Rs3,000 on Friday.
Sahu was caught red-handed by Vigilance officers in his office room while demanding and accepting the bribe from Pravakar Behera of village Paikerapur under the Choudwar PS to submit an inquiry report to the Tangi tehsildar in three mutation cases.
The incident has exposed the rampant practices of bribery and negligence in the department often un-noticed by the public.