A police official in Angul district was caught red-handed by Vigilance officials while he was taking bribe of Rs 5,000 from a person for settling a pending case on Friday.
Gajendra Behera, ASI of the Tapadhol police outpost, had demanded the illegal gratification from one Jagannath Behera of Kantapada village for settling a case, which was pending against him and his son.
Jagannath Behera reported the matter to the Vigilance, following which a trap was laid by the anti-corruption agency’s sleuths and the ASI was nabbed while taking the money from the complainant.
The ASI was arrested and forwarded to court. ‘