An engineer was caught red-handed by the Vigilance police while he was taking bribe from a contractor on Monday.
The accused was identified as Durga Prasad Dalai, Junior Engineer (JE) of Banpur block in Khordha district.
The official was apprehended by a Khordha squad of Vigilance policet while he was demanding and accepting a bribe amount of Rs 20,000 from the contractor to clear one of the latter’s bill.