The Vigilance police on Thursday caught Rajendra Behera, PEO, Turubudi GP under Patrapur block in Ganjam district, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000 from a person.
Behera had demanded the money from a Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramina (PMAYG) beneficiary for release of last installment of Rs 30,000 in connection with construction of his house under the scheme.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches were carried out on the rented residential house of Behera at Laxmi Vihar in Brahmapur, his house at native village Banamali under the K Nuagaon police station in Ganjam district and office room. Later, the PEO was arrested and forwarded to court.
Meanwhile, the anti-graft agency arrested and forwarded to court Pravat Rout, Assistant Engineer, Dampada Panhayat Samiti in Cuttack district, for possession of disproportionate assets to his known sources of income.
The Vigilance had carried out raids on the properties and office of Rout on Wednesday. He was found in possession of disproportionate assets 263% higher than his known sources of income.