Bhubaneswar, Dec. 20 -- Odisha Vigilance on Friday apprehended an Additional Tehasildar of Binjharpur Tahasil in Jajpur district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 in connection with the demarcation of lease land. The accused has been identified as Pradipta Kumar Sethi, an Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) officer, currently serving as Additional Tehasildar-cum-In-Charge Tahasildar of Binjharpur.

According to Vigilance sources, Sethi had allegedly demanded the bribe from a lessee for favourable demarcation of his lease land, despite a direction from the Orissa High Court to carry out the demarcation.

Officials said the lessee had approached the High Court in 2021, following which the then Tehasildar was ordered to dem...