Kendrapara: The Vigilance sleuths apprehended the District Education Officer (DEO) of Kendrapara while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.
The arrestee has been identified as Sanjib Kumar Singh.
Reportedly, the accused had allegedly demanded Rs 20,000 from a government employee for cancellation of his transfer order and modification of the same to another place as per the choice of the employee.
On the basis of the complaint, officials had laid a trap and caught DEO red-handed. The entire bribe money was recovered from his possession.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches have been launched at four locations of Singh from a disproportionate assets angle.
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