Bhubaneswar, Sept. 25 -- Odisha Vigilance officials have apprehended Tusharkant Ray, executive engineer (quality), Circle-I of TPCODL, Bhubaneswar, while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from an electrical contractor.
According to Vigilance sources, Ray demanded the bribe in exchange for issuing a final inspection report favouring the contractor, enabling payment against his bill for electricity supply to the transformer of an apartment building.
Despite repeated requests over the past two months, Ray allegedly refused to release the report without payment. Left with no option, the contractor reported the matter to Vigilance authorities.
Acting on the complaint, a Vigilance team laid a trap and caught Ray red-handed at his residence late l...