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Angul: In a crackdown on corrupt officials in the district, Vigilance sleuths arrested a Technical Assistant of Athamalik block office red-handed while accepting bribe from a Contractor on Thursday.
The arrested official has been identified as Narayan Swain.
The anti-corruption bureau officials conducted the raid at the block office after the Contractor one Basant Sahu of Athamalik lodged a complaint with it yesterday. In his complaint Sahu had accused the assistant of demanding a bribe of Rs 21,000 to pass a bill for a project under MPLADS fund.
After arresting Swain while accepting bribe from the complainant, Vigilance sleuths also raided his rented house located in Cuttack later in the day.
Ms Kalinga