Popat Shankar Burkul, a branch engineer of Zilla Parishad, working in Panchayat Samiti office in Nandgoan in the district, demanded a bribe from the contractor, to pass his remaining bill of Rs 3 lakh, an ACB release said.
The said contractor has received his earlier bill of Rs 8 lakh and Burkul demanded the bribe to pass the remaining bill, it said.
Following a complaint, a trap was laid this afternoon at his office and Burkul was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe, the release added.