Nuapada: A senior Assistant working in the office of CDM & PHO of Nuapada district has been arrested by the Vigilance officials on charges of demanding and accepting bribe on Saturday.
The accused was identified as Pratima Dash and arrested for demanding bribe of Rs 10,000 from a complainant in order to process the file for job regularisation.
Acting on a plaint, a trap was laid on and the accused was caught red-handed by the officers of Vigilance.
“The bribe money was recovered from the possession of the accused. In this connection, a case has been registered and further investigation is continuing,” said an official.
The investigating agency is also searching the house and office of the accused.
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