On a complaint, vigilance sleuths laid a trap and Assistant Sub-Inspector of Sadar police station in Cuttack Achutananda Sahu was caught red handed while he was taking Rs 2,000 from one Fakira Behera on Friday, a Vigilance department release said here.
The bribe amount was recovered from Sahu and seized in presence of witnesses, it said.
Sahu was remanded in jail custody till May 16 by a court here.