Vigilance sleuths on Thursday arrested RWS and S Junior Engineer Bhagaban Sahoo of Daspalla block in Nayagarh district for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5,000.
Sahoo had demanded the bribe from one Prakash Kumar Behera of Subalaya village under Daspalla PS for preparation of bill for construction of domestic latrines.
Complainant Behera alleged that he had constructed 50 domestic latrines at Rs 12,000 each for the beneficiaries in the Financial Year 2015-16 in his area under Swachha Bharat Mission. He received payment for construction of 37 domestic latrines. He approached the accused several times for preparation of bill for the rest 13 domestic latrines costing of Rs 1,56,000. But Sahoo demanded the bribe to prepare the bill.
On Behera’s complaint, a trap was laid and Bhagaban Sahoo caught raid-handed by Vigilance officers at his office room.