BMC Clerk Caught Taking Bribe

Bhubaneswar: A clerk of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was today caught red-handed by the Vigilance sleuths while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.

Vigilance sources said that the arrested BMC employee was accepting the bribe from Prashanta Kumar Ray of Rasulgarh in connection with the release of EMD and security deposit of a work done by him in 2018.

The right-hand wash of the accused and right side pant pocket gave a positive reaction with phenolphthalein.