Bhubaneswar, Jan. 9 -- The Odisha Vigilance on Thursday caught a Revenue Inspector red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000 for demarcation of land plots under Athamallik Tahasil in Angul district.

The accused has been identified as Surendra Kumar Dash, Revenue Inspector of Tusar RI Circle under Athamallik Tahasil. He was apprehended inside the campus of the RI Office at Kiakata while taking the second and final instalment of the bribe from a land owner.

According to Vigilance sources, the complainant had applied for the demarcation of his land plots on November 24, 2025. When he approached the Revenue Inspector on January 5 to enquire about the status of his application, Dash allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 to i...