Odisha Vigilance sleuths have apprehended Tusharkant Ray, Executive Engineer (Quality), Circle-I, Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), Bhubaneswar, while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a contractor for furnishing a final inspection report.

According to officials, the complainant, an electrical contractor, had installed a transformer for an apartment building and had been requesting the final inspection report from Ray for the past two months to process his bill. However, Ray allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 to provide the report. Left with no option, the contractor approached Vigilance authorities, who laid a trap.

On Wednesday night, Ray called the complainant to his residence and later took him to a nearby park, where he was caught red-h

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