The central agency, in a statement, said it apprehended MCL’s chief manager (mining) for Basundhara area in Odisha’s Sundargarh district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant.

The complainant alleged that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 for facilitating the release of a compensation fund of Rs 11.37 lakh in connection with acquisition of land, the statement said.

After negotiation, the accused agreed to accept a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant to release the compensation in favour of a relative of the complainant, it said.

Acting on the complaint, the CBI laid a trap and caught the accused while accepting the bribe and later arrested him, the central agency said. PTI BBM BBM ACD