The Vigilance police on Tuesday caught Khordha district’s Balipatna Fire Station Officer Prafulla Kumar Behera red-handed for demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs 5,000.
He was caught taking bribe from complainant Sayed Sahir Ualla (truck owner) of Bengabati village in the district for issuance of fire certificate against his truck, which was damaged by fire in December 2018 near Athantara petrol pump by unknown persons.
His residential house at Badagada in Bhubaneswar and house at his village under Nischintakoili police station in Cuttack were searched. He was arrested and forwarded to court.
Similarly, Khordha district’s Balipatna block Gram Panchayat Technical Assistant (GPTA) Kshyanaprava Mulia was caught taking bribe of Rs 10,000 from complainant Bikram Behera of Ambadiha village in the district for passing of bills for final payment in connection with construction of Anganwadi Centre at Mahadeba Sahi in the village executed by Behera.