Dehradun, May 25 -- The vigilance department has arrested a District Sainik Welfare Officer of Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district who allegedly accepted a bribe of Rs 50,000, officials said on Sunday.

The accused has been identified as a retired Colonel.

A complaint on the 1064 toll-free number alleged that a retired soldier was getting service extension-related work done from the District Sainik Welfare Department.

As per the complainant, the accused official had demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 from him in lieu of work.

Based on the complaint a Vigilance team set a trap and on May 24, the resident of village Rampur, Tehsil Kapkot who was a retired army officer of Bageshwar, was apprehended as soon as he took the bribe amount.

A case has...