In-charge (IC) Tehsildar of Garadpur tehsil in Kendrapada district Pramod Kumar Mohapatra was caught red-handed by Vigilance sleuths while accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 from a resident of Patsura village Subash Nayak on Friday.
Mohapatra had demanded the bribe from Subash to issue a Record of Rights (ROR) in favour of his father Babaji Nayak in a mutation case.
The gist of the case is that Subash Nayak has applied for issuance of RoR in the Gadarpur Tehsil in favour of his father. The accused in- charge Tehsildar Pramod Kumar Mohapatra demanded him to give 5,000 for the above purpose. However, the complainant Subash informed the Vigilance officials.
Accordingly, a trap was laid and the accused Mohapatra was caught red handed in his office room, while demanding and accepting the bribe money of Rs 5, 000 from the complainant.
The bribe money was recovered from his possession. The accused has been arrested and forwarded to the court. The residential Government quarter of Mohapatra at lIC Colony here is being searched.