Bhubaneswar, Nov. 6 -- Baliapal Sub-Registrar Manisha Mishra was caught by the Odisha Vigilance team on Friday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 during a land registration process in Balasore district. The operation followed a complaint that she had demanded money from a person for completing the registration work.

According to the reports, Mishra had allegedly sought Rs 7,000 from the applicant. Acting on the complaint, Vigilance officials planned a trap operation and kept watch on her. She was caught when she allegedly accepted the money, following which the team recovered Rs 7,000 from her.

There had reportedly been earlier allegations of bribery against Mishra. However, officials did not have concrete evidence to establi...