Vigilance officials apprehended a Regulated Market Committee (RMC) Accountant in Keonjhar district for taking bribe on Wednesday.
Janardan Prusty of the Champua RMC was arrested for taking bribe amounting to Rs 5,000 from the widow of a retired employee of the same department.
Ghumura Market Guard Harekrushna Mohanta retired from service in 2014. His widow Binita Mohanta approached the Champua RMC for clearance of dues. But Accountant Prusty demanded Rs 10,000 for this.
After negotiation, an amount of Rs 5,000 was fixed by both parties. However, Binita approached the
Vigilance department and informed them about the demand of bribe.
The vigilance team laid a trap and caught Prusty red-handed in the act of accepting the bribe. The raid was led by Vigilance DSP Debadutta Seth.