Bhubaneswar, Nov. 4 -- Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday caught a Revenue Inspector (RI) red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 60,000 for processing mutation applications in Puri district.

RI demanded Rs 90,000 for six mutation cases The accused, Jiban Krishna Parida, Revenue Inspector of Bantalsing under Pipili Tahasil, had allegedly demanded Rs 90,000 - at the rate of Rs 15,000 per case - to process mutation applications for six parental plots.

After repeated requests from the complainant, Parida reportedly reduced his demand to Rs 60,000.

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