Meena Patra, CDPO, Biswanathpur under Lanjigarh block, Kalahandi was on Monday arrested for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 80,000 from a complainant for clearing bills of two SHGs regarding supply of Chhatua under the Supplementary Nutrition Programme.
Based on a complaint, a trap had been laid wherein Patra was caught by the Vigilance police in her office room.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches were launched on the Government residential quarter and office room of Patra at Lanjigarh and her house at native village Naktiguda, Bhawanipatna. She was to be forwarded to court on Tuesday.