Dhenkanal: Odisha Vigilance today apprehended Head Clerk, Dhenkanal Law College for allegedly accepting bribe from a former student to deliver Law Degree (LLB) Certificate.
The head clerk has been identified as Uttam Kumar Rout.
Rout was caught by the vigilance sleuths while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 8,500 from an ex-student to deliver his LLB Certificate.
The accused had earlier demanded Rs 10,000; however, he later agreed to issue the Certificate on payment of bribe Rs 8500/-. The entire bribe amount has been recovered from accused Sri Rout and seized.
Following the trap, his residential house at Dhenkanal town is being searched from DA angle.
In this connection, Cuttack Vigilance PS case has been registered. Investigation is in progress against Rout, the vigilance said.