The Keonjhar Vigilance Special Judge convicted former Sub-Inspector of Police of Baria police station in the district and present Inspector of Police, Basic Training Institute, Burla Dasarathi Nag on Friday for demanding and accepting bride of Rs 2,000.
The court ordered Nag to undergo rigorous imprisonment (RI) for a total period of four years and pay a fine of Rs 40,000 and in default of payment of fine to undergo RI for another one and a half years.
The matter pertains to a Baleswar Vigilance case of 2007. On a complaint of Kabita Mohanta of Kansara village under Baria police station limits in Keonjhar, the Vigilance had laid a trap on June 7, 2007 and accused Nag was caught red handed.
Similarly, in another case, junior clerk in the office of the Tehsildar, Puintala, Balangir Bhakta Charan Dharua was arrested on Friday by the Vigilance, Sambalpur Division, for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 1,000. Complainant Narayan Amanta of Uttarbahal village under Sadar police station limits in Bolangir alleged that he requested accused Dharua to credit the agriculture input subsidy of Rs 2,119 in his bank account and Rs 2,614 in the account of his brother towards drought relief but Dharua demanded Rs 1, 000 for the purpose. Dharua was caught red-handed.