Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Monday arrested a Junior Engineer of Badasahi Block in Mayurbhanj district for allegedly taking bribe from a contractor.
The JE has been identified as Ashis Kumar Ghadei.
Ghadei was apprehended by vigilance sleuths while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 65,000 from a contractor for facilitating release of pending bill.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches have been launched on the residential house of Ghadei at village Chipatastia, Baripada and his office chamber at Badasahi, Mayurbhanj.
In this connection, Vigilance has registered a case against the JE under section 7 of the PC Amendment Act, 2018. The investigation is in progress, the Vigilance said.
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