Revenue Inspector, Srinagar Circle, under Dharmasala Tehsil, Jajpur, Syamsundar Das was arrested by the officers of Vigilance, Cuttack Division, while demanding and accepting bribe on Saturday.
He received illegal gratification of Rs 1,000 from one Nilamani Swain of Sankaradiha, Dharmasala, for submitting an inquiry report to the Tehsildar, Dharmasala in two mutation cases.
Accordingly, a trap was laid on Saturday and Das was caught red handed in his office room. He will be forwarded to court. His residential house at Chanditala, Badachana, Jajpur, was being searched. A case was registered.