Rourkela Vigilance sleuths arrested Additional Tehsildar of lahunipada on Friday while he was taking bribe of Rs7,000 from a person to issue two RORs in favour of his father who had applied for the same two years back.
Sources said one Ashok Kumar Mahanta (38) of Ulsure village under lahunipada police station of Sundargarh district had requested Additional Tehsildar of lahunipada Dinabandhu Pingua to issue two RoRs in favour Bhagirathi Mahanta. However, Pingua
demanded Rs7,000 from him for the work.
As per complaint of Mahanta with the Rourkela Vigilance, a trap was laid on Friday and Pingua was caught red handed.
He was receiving the bribe at his residential quarters located inside the premises of Tehasil Office, lahunipada. The bribe money was seized.