An Odisha Police Inspector has been arrested for demanding and accepting Rs 20,000 bribe from a person to resolve a family dispute, vigilance officials said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The accused, Limaraj Pradhan, was posed as additional inspector in-charge at Umerkote police station in Nabarangpur district.<\/p>\n
Based on a complaint, a vigilance team led by a DSP laid a trap on Sunday and caught Pradhan red-handed near the police quarter of Umerkote while accepting the bribe from the complainant, the officials said.<\/p>\n
According to vigilance officials, Pradhan asked the complainant to come after 10 p.m. to Umerkote police station. However, to avoid the CCTV cameras, he came outside and led him to a deserted place to collect the money.<\/p>\n
After taking the bribe amount, Pradhan, on seeing the vigilance team approaching, tried to escape but was chased and apprehended, the officials said, adding that he engaged in a scuffle in a bid to free himself, but was overpowered. The entire bribe money was recovered and seized in presence of witnesses.<\/p>\n
Following the trap, raids were conducted on several places including the his office, quarter, and houses.<\/p>\n
Pradhan has been arrested and a case registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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