Sundargarh: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday arrested the Tax Collector of Rajgangpur Municipality in Sundargarh district while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 13,000.
The accused officer has been identified as Md Nasir.
According to reports, the accused officer had demanded Rs 13,000 from the complainant for updating the Holding Tax of the last 3 years which was in the name of his late father and to process the file for creating new holding number in the name of the complainant by fixing the same at lower rate.
Acting on the plaint, the anti-corruption wing laid a trap and arrested the accused officer while accepting the gratification.
Subsequently, simultaneous searches were conducted at two locations.
In this connection, Rourkela Vigilance P.S case No.23 was registered against the accused under Sections 7 P.C. (Amendment) Act, 2018 and further investigation into the incident is underway, said sources.
