THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An employee of the sub registrar office was arrested while accepting a bribe. The vigilance team arrested Sreeja, a last grade employee of Nemom sub registrar office in the capital city. Rs 3000 given as bribe was also seized from her. The vigilance’ action was on the complaint of Suresh of Kalliyoor.

Suresh had reached the sub-registrar's office last Saturday to change the ownership rights of his father’s property which he received as gift, to his name. Suresh informed vigilance that the sub-registrar had asked him to pay Rs 3000 to Sreeja to get things done quickly. Suresh came to the sub-registrar's office yesterday morning with the note given by the vigilance. While handing over the money to Sreeja, the vigilance caught her red-handed. The vigilance also searched the house of sub-registrar Santhosh at Kudappanakunnu.