The Vigilance police on Monday caught Nayagarh Rural Works Division-II Executive Engineer (EE) Prana Krushna Prasad red-handed for demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs 40,000.
Prasad was caught in front of his residence located at VIP Colony, Nayapalli in Bhubaneswar from complainant Pradipta Kumar Mahakud of Debattora Colony in Nayagarh for passing the bill in connection with construction of cement concrete roads under the PMGSY Scheme at Nayagarh executed by Mohakud, who is a Class-A contractor.
His residential house at VIP Colony, Nayapalli was searched. He was arrested and forwarded to court.