The Vigilance police on Monday caught Sundargarh District Central Cooperative (SDCC) Bank, Hemagir branch Assistant Manager-Cum-Supervisor Tapan Padhan red-handed for demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs 7,000.
He was caught taking bribe in his office from complainant Shraban Kumar Gardia of Kund village in Sundargarh district, now working as Sundargarh Gopalpur LAMPS MD for processing the loan documents of Sonali Self Help Group and Shree Laxmi Joint Liability Group.
The groups had applied for loan through Gardia and Padhan demanded Rs 7,000 for forwarding the loan application to bank head office with favorable remarks for sanction of loan.
His residential house at Gandhinagar, Belpahar was searched. Padhan was arrested and forwarded to court.