Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials on Saturday caught a Sub Inspector (SI) of Saheed Nagar police station for allegedly taking bribe to return the seized driving licence (DL) of a person.
According to an official press release, Priyabrata Pradhan, SI of Saheed Nagar police station under Bhubaneswar Urban Police District (UPD) was arrested by Odisha Vigilance sleuths while he was demanding and accepting bribe money of Rs 2,000 as the second instalment of overall demand of Rs 5,000 from a complainant to return the seized driving licence in connection with a case registered in Saheed Nagar police station two days back. The complainant had paid Rs 3,000 to accused SI Pradhan on Thursday but he demanded Rs 2,000 more to release the DL.
Following the trap, the anti-graft agency has launched simultaneous searches at two locations of Pradhan from disproportionate assets (DA) angle.
Odisha Vigilance has registered a case under section 7 of the PC (Amendment) Act, 2018. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
