Niyaz Ahmad Rather, a computer operator in the Electric Division, Tulmulla, was caught by sleuths of State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) on a complaint by Ganderbal resident Mohammad Rafiq Najar, a spokesman of SVO said.
Najar, a resident of Saloora village of Ganderbal, had lodged a written complaint, claiming that the official was demanding Rs 1500 as bribe for settling his high electricity bill.
"On the basis of the complaint, a case was registered and trap laid," the spokesman said, adding the accused was caught while demanding and accepting money from the complainant in the presence of an independent witnesses.