The Vigilance police on Friday arrested a Sub-Inspector of Police and an OAPF, a Headmaster, a Revenue Inspector and a DHH clerk on the charges of taking bribes at different places in the State.
Nabarangpur district’s Raighar tehsil Kundei RI Gopal Chandra Sahu was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 from Ramesh Satnami of Marigaon village to process issue of land patta (ROR) in his name.
His residential house at Mirganguda in Nabarangapur district and his office room at Kundei were under search.
Similarly, Dhabaleswar Harijan, Headmaster of the Amguda Project Upper Primary School under Boden block in Nuapada, was arrested while taking bribe of Rs1,500 from Assistant Teacher Balaji Harijan to relieve him on transfer.
Mayurbhanj district’s Sarat PS SI Ghanashyam Mallick and OAPF Dambarudhar Murmu were caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 from Rajendra Nayak of Mirigini village to release his motorcycle, which was seized during a checking.
Residential house of Mallick in Baleswar town was under search. Kandhamal District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) Junior Clerk Pradip Kumar Chaudhury was trapped by Vigilance for taking bribe. He was receiving of Rs 7,000 from Sunil Kumar Behera, who is working as a contractual field worker at the Phiringia Horticulture Office. Chaudhury asked Behera to pay the money by account transfer.
In each case, the accused have been arrested and would be forwarded to court, said an official release.