Khariar Road forester Jaylal Prasad Sukla was arrested by the officers of Vigilance, Koraput Division, while receiving bribe of `30,000 on Monday.
Naresh Kumar Chandrakar from Singpur of Nuapada had cut down some trees from his recorded land without obtaining any permission from the Forest department. When accused Sukla came to know about it, he threatened Chandrakar to register a case for illegally felling the trees. Chandrakar requested Sukla not to register any case against him. On this, Sukla demanded `30,000. Sukla was caught red handed in his office room, while accepting the bribe.
In yet another case, Grampanchayat Techinical Assistant (GPTA), Kukudakhandi Block in Ganjam district Snehalata Swain was arrested by the Brahmapur Vigilance sleuths in a bribery case.
He was accepting illegal gratification of `2,000 from one Manoj Kumar Gouda of Jogiapalli under Brahmapur Sadar police limits to prepare a running bill.
Gouda had executed construction of an Anganwadi Centre building at Jogiopalli under Kukudakhandi Block. He requested Swain to prepare the first running bill. Swain, however, demanded `2,000 for the purpose. The trap was laid on Monday at Swain’s office room.