Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Monday arrested Nityananda Gaigaria, senior clerk in the office of BDO at Kishorenagar in Angul district, while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a government employee working at the District Office, Angul, for ante-dating his pay.
The entire bribe money has been recovered from accused Gaigaria and seized.
Following the trap to nab the accused red-handed, simultaneous searches are underway at three locations of Gaigaria in Angul district from disproportionate asset (DA) angle.
A case has been registered in this connection at the Cuttack Vigilance police station. Investigation into the case is in progress against Gaigaria and a detailed report is awaited.