Pradeep Kumar Singh, Data Entry Operator in the Kendrapada District labour Office, was arrested by Vigilance police on Friday for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 1,600.
He had demanded the bribe from one Pramod Kumar Pradhan of village Batipada under the Ali police station to recommend for Government financial assistance for purchase of a bicycle to the registration worker. A trap was laid and Singh was caught red-handed by the Vigilance team while accepting the bribe. Singh’s house at village Bhairipur under the Jagatpur police station in Cuttack district was also under search.