The Vigilance police on Wednesday caught Sundargarh district’s Dumabahal Revenue Inspector (RI) Sudhir Nayak for demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs 8,000.
Nayak was caught taking bribe from complainant Upendra Nayak of Dumabahal village in order to submit enquiry report to the Lephripada Tehsildar in connection with mutation case filed by the complainant to get Record of Right (ROR) in his name in respect of a homestead land purchased by him.
His rented house at Jharsuguda town was searched. He was arrested and forwarded to court.
Similarly, Sudargarh district’s Bonai Rural Labour Inspector Ashok Kumar Dungdung was caught taking bribe of Rs 3,250 from complainant Dillip Laheri to issue the Labour Cards in favour of the 65 numbers of labourers at Rs 50 per each labour to avail assistance from the Government. He was send to judicial custody till March 16.