Nayagarh DIC GM Pradyumna Kumar Parida was arrested by the Vigilance police on Tuesday for demanding bribe of `1,500 for sponsoring names of 15 persons to undergo woodcraft training.
As per the skill development programme of the Government, the DIC has been authorised to sponsor names of trainees to undergo training in various training institutes. For sponsoring names of 15 persons to undergo wood craft training for a period of six months in the institute of complainant Dhananjaya Moharana, proprietor of a training institute at Dasapallah, accused Parida demanded bribe of `1,500 from Moharana. The accused had earlier received `3,500 in two installments as advance and thereafter insisted the complainant to pay the rest of `1,500.
Accordingly, a trap was laid on Tuesday and Parida was caught red handed near Somanath Dhaba Hotel, Daspalla, while accepting the bribe money.