Bargarh: Odisha Vigilance team on thursday caught Prasant Kumar Mohapatra, Assistant Fire officer in Bargarh district red-handed while taking bribe.
Sources said, Prasant had demanded Rs 12,000 from one Hrushikesh Pradhan, a petrol pump owner, for issuing a fire safety certificate to the petrol pump located at Kadalipally under Bheden police limits in the district.
Following this, the Hrushikesh lodged a complaint with the anti-corruption wing.\
Later, the vigilance sleuths laid a trap and caught Prashant red-handed while demanding and receiving the bribe.