Vigilance sleuths on Friday arrested and court-forwarded one Harish Chandra Panda, a junior lecturer in commerce of the Udala College in Mayurbhanj district for receiving bribe of Rs8,000 from one Rajendra Parida of Jarada village. Panda demanded the bribe to process EPF papers of the Parida’s father. He was trapped by a Vigilance team led by Baleswar Vigilance SP Pradeep Samal.
In another case, an ASI of the Baunsuni police station, Jambeswar Dip in Boudh district was arrested and forwarded to court by Vigilance officials on Friday for receiving bribe of Rs7,000 as bribe from one lalmani Naik of Jadapol village. The ASI demanded the bribe for settling a dispute. He was caught red-handed by the Brahmapur Vigilance sleuths.