S Raja Reddy, JE, lift Irrigation Section, Khariar, was arrested by the Vigilance police on Friday for taking bribe of Rs5,000.
A trap was laid by Vigilance officers and Reddy was caught red-handed in his office room while accepting the bribe from Amalu Meher of village Sinapalli.
Reddy had demanded the bribe from Meher, an active member of the Maa Mauli Pani Panchayat for processing the file for installation of a lift irrigation point under the Pani Panchayat at Kapsi.
It may be mentioned that Reddy had already taken bribe of Rs 5,000 from Meher twice before.