Bhubaneswar: A former police constable was sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case in Rayagada district.
A special vigilance court in Jeypore also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each count on Kunja Kishore Padhi, former constable of Bisam Katak Police Station in Rayagada. In default of payment of fine, he would undergo further three months of rigorous imprisonment.
Padhi was arrested in 2016 for accepting bribe of Rs 25,000 from a complainant to show official favour and supress the Vigilance enquiry against his spouse. Padhi impersonated himself as vigilance Inspector.
The Court further sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years and fine of Rs.25,000 and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for six months more
The Court also sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and fine of Rs.5,000 on each count and in default of payment of the fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for three months on each count more for the offence U/s 419/420 IPC.
All the sentences are to run concurrently.
Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for the dismissal of Padhi from service following his conviction.
