Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested a revenue inspector in Sambalpur district for allegedly taking bribe.
Satyanarayan Kaudi,RI, Gochhara under Kuchinda Block in Sambalpur has been apprehended by the Vigilance sleuths while taking bribe Rs.5,000/- from a person in order to submit enquiry report in his favour related to issuance of ROR (Patta) in a mutation case.
The entire bribe money has been seized by the Vigilance officials.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are underway at three locations of the revenue inspector from the disproportionate asset (DA) angle.
The Sambalpur Vigilance P.S. has also registered a case under Section 7 P.C. (Amendment) Act, 2018. An investigation is in progress against the accused RI, the Vigilance stated.