Electrical JE caught red-handed while taking bribe in Odisha

Cuttack: Another corrupt electrical junior engineer fell under Vigilance net for taking bribe here in Odisha today.

The accused official was identified as Bhabani Shankar Mohanta, posted as Junior Engineer at Godisahi Electric Section in Cuttack.

He was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 10,000 from a person to facilitate electricity connection to a house located near Trisulia in Cuttack.

According to reports, a team of Vigilance laid a trap to catch the JE red-handed following a complaint by Bijaya Patra, a resident of Malasahi under Mangalabag police limits.

As per the plan, the officers of Vigilance Cuttack Division caught the official while he was accepting the bribe from the complainant.

A Vigilance case has been registered against Mohanta in this connection.