Bhubaneswar, May 16 -- The Vigilance officials in Odisha today arrested the executive officer of Khandapada NAC in Nayagarh, Niranjan Dhal, for demanding and accepting Rs 20,000 as bribe from a contractor.

Dhal allegedly sought Rs 20,000 as bribe from the contractor to facilitate the release of his bill. The contractor reported the matter to the Vigilance department.

Subsequently, a trap was laid and Dhal was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe in his official quarters today.

The entire bribe money was recovered from the possession of Dhal and seized, said the Vigilance department in a statement.

The Vigilance sleuths are now conducting simultaneous searches at five locations linked to Dhal to find out any disproportionate ass...