In a swift action, Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Friday apprehended two officials of Jaleswar Municipality while they were allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a local contractor in exchange for clearing his pending bill.

The accused have been identified as Braja Gopal Ghose Mohapatra, Dealing Assistant (Sanitation-cum-MIS Coordinator), and Ratikanta Patra, Sanitation Expert, both serving under Jaleswar Municipality in Balasore district.

According to official sources, the complainant, a contractor who had executed works under the IEC activity in Jaleswar Municipality, had been repeatedly requesting clearance of his pending bill for over one and a half months. However, the officials allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 to process and release the payment.

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